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Record Nr.

UNINA9910832977503321

Autore

Gillis C

Titolo

First Aid for the Excavation of Archaeological Textiles

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Havertown, : Oxbow Books, 2007

ISBN

1-78297-444-X

1-78297-442-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (45 p.)

Collana

Ancient Textiles Series ; ; v.2

Altri autori (Persone)

NoschMarie-Louise

Disciplina

746.0288

Soggetti

Archaeology -- Methodology

Arche ́ologie -- Me ́thodologie

Textile fabrics, Ancient

Textile fabrics

Textiles et tissus antiques

Textiles et tissus

Textile fabrics - Methodology

Archaeology

Anthropology

Social Sciences

Social & Cultural Anthropology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Guidelines for the Excavation of Archaeological Textiles - Jana Jones, Julie Unruh, Regina Knaller, Irene Skals, Lise Raeder-Knudsen, Eva Jordan-Fahrbach, Louise Mumford; Introduction; Excavation; Documentation; To clean or not to clean?; Physical, chemical and biochemical analyses; Storage; Conclusion; Bibliography; Glossary of terms; List of suppliers; Use of a Digital Camera for Documentation of Textiles - Annemette Bruselius Scharff; Introduction; The uses of photo documentation; Considerations before using digital documentation

Camera and software usedDocumentation and measurements; Conclusion; List of Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

This small booklet is an important conservation guide. It deals with the



special care required in order to deal with these delicate fabrics during their excavation and recording. It is included as an appendix in Ancient Textiles: Production, Crafts and Society