Restoration and conservation of few interior fittings belonging to the sanctuary with floor of the Cucuteni B1 stage from Poduri-„Dealul Ghindaru” (Bacău County) Cover Image

Restaurarea și conservarea unor amenajări interioare aparținând sanctuarului cu etaj din etapa Cucuteni B1 de la Poduri-Dealul Ghindaru (județul Bacău)
Restoration and conservation of few interior fittings belonging to the sanctuary with floor of the Cucuteni B1 stage from Poduri-„Dealul Ghindaru” (Bacău County)

Author(s): Dumitru Bostan
Subject(s): History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Ancient World, Prehistory
Published by: Editura „Constantin Matasă”
Keywords: Chalcolithic; Cucuteni; Poduri; sanctuary with floor; interior fittings; cross-shape hearth; banquette; restauration; conservation;

Summary/Abstract: In 2006, at the archaeological tell-site of Poduri-Dealul Ghindaru (Bacău County), following the research carried out, a sanctuary with floor with a rich inventory (including interior fittings), from Cucuteni B1 stage, has been discovered. The sampling, restoration and conservation of the parts required special precautions considering the structural fragility of the material and consequently the conservation operations started from the site stage. When the hearth was taken, a wooden box was built around the piece to ensure the necessary protection during transport to the laboratory in the museum. In the laboratory stage, the layer of soil at the base of the hearth was removed and the object was further subjected to the restoration flow. After creating a solid plaster base to support the load in optimal safety conditions, the wooden box was removed without any risk. In the following stages, the piece was strengthened by glue injections, then reconstituted, chromatically reintegrated and the final conservation was carried out. In the case of the banquette, the same precautions were necessary, the object being carefully packed and brought to the laboratory in the museum. A first reconstruction was attempted and the fragments were one by one washed and unloaded from the soil traces not before being examined. The banquette followed the usual cycle of restoration until final assembly through the process considered most appropriate to preserve the strength and integrity of the assembly by juxtaposing large fragments. Being unusual cases in laboratory practice, the restoration of the artefacts required prompt and effective measures to solve the newly created situations.

  • Issue Year: 1/2022
  • Issue No: XXXVIII
  • Page Range: 229-258
  • Page Count: 30
  • Language: Romanian