Science and Technology in Historic Preservation

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

Technology transfer has played an increasingly important role in historic preservation during the latter half of the twentieth century, a situation attested to by the undertaking of an important congressional study in 1986 that assessed the role of federal agencies in the field.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-09-27
Mått:152 x 229 x 21 mm
Vikt:555 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Advances in Archaeological and Museum Science
Antal sidor:357
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9781461368595

Utforska kategorier

Arkeologi inom Historia och arkeologi
Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik

Innehållsförteckning

I. Introduction.- 1 The Opportunities and Challenges of Preservation Technologies.- II. Discovery, Documentation, And Analysis.- 2 Remote Sensing Methods.- 3 Near-Surface, High Resolution Geophysical Methods for Cultural Resource Management and Archaeological Investigations.- 4 Science-Based Dating Methods in Historic Preservation.- 5 Nondestructive Testing of Historic Structures.- 6 Recent Advances in Underwater Archaeology.- 7 Determination of Provenance.- III. Restoration And Conservation.- 8 Technologies for Wood Preservation in Historic Preservation.- 9 Conservation of Cultural Materials from Underwater Sites.- IV. Management, Maintenance, And Protection.- 10 Geographic Information Systems in Historic Preservation.- 11 The Use of Computers in Cultural Resource Management.- 12 Cultural Resource Management in Context.- 13 Technologies against Looting and Vandalism.- 14 Technologies for In-Place Protection and Long-Term Conservation of Archaeological Sites.- About the Editors.