The Conservation of Wooden Hoops from Emanuel Point II
Author(s): Caitlin Bronston-Flynn
Year: 2018
Summary
During the excavation of Emanuel Point II, a 16th-century Spanish ship that sailed as part of colonization fleet led by Don Tristán de Luna y Arellano, a large number of wooden barrel hoop fragments were recovered. These vary in size from a few centimeters to almost 20 centimeters in length and were found both loose and bound together. Once removed from the site these artifacts must be conserved using the best practices available. The conservation laboratory at UWF has elected to use a freeze drying method incorporating a combination of polyethylene glycol (PEG) 300 and PEG 1450 to consolidate the fragile wood. This poster examines that process and presents the results of using the freeze drying method to conserve these artifacts.
Cite this Record
The Conservation of Wooden Hoops from Emanuel Point II. Caitlin Bronston-Flynn. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2018 ( tDAR id: 441683)
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Keywords
General
Emanuel Point II
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Freeze Drying
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Wood Conservation
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
16th Century
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 759