Abstract

To understand what has happened to a historic wooden object, it is important to understand the wood structure and the chemistry of the original wood as well as the structure and chemistry of the historic wood. With this information, it is possible to understand the degradation that has occurred over time. With this knowledge, it is also possible to describe a possible method of conservation and preservation. (C) 2012 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Archaeological wood; Historic wood; Wood structure; Wood properties; Wood decay

Published in

Journal of Cultural Heritage
2012, Volume: 13, number: 3, pages: S5-S9
Publisher: ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER

SLU Authors

• Nilsson, Thomas

  • Faculty of Forest Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Wood Science


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2012.03.016

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/118078