Conservation of metal artifacts from the Polish Mission excavation at Saruq al-Hadid (UAE)
Conservation of metal artifacts from the Polish Mission excavation at Saruq al-Hadid (UAE)
Author(s): Łukasz Zieliński, Władysław WekerSubject(s): Archaeology, Local History / Microhistory, Ancient World
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Saruq al-Hadid; weaponry; copper; iron; conservation;
Summary/Abstract: The article documents and discusses field conservation methods and procedures applied to metal artifacts, both copper and iron, discovered by the PCMA team working at the Saruq al-Hadid archaeological site in the UAE (Emirate of Dubai) in 2016/2017 and 2017/2018. An overview is given of the conservation challenges that the state of preservation of the metal finds presented and the methods and procedures that were applied on the site, including brief case studies of the most important finds and treatments.
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 1/2018
- Issue No: XXVII
- Page Range: 465-481
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English