Removing insoluble salts from archaeological ceramics. Traditional methods under review

Sáenz-Martínez; M. San Andrés; M. Álvarez de Buergo; I. Blasco; R. Fort

doi:10.1201/9780429345470-52

Removing insoluble salts from archaeological ceramics. Traditional methods under review

Sáenz-Martínez, M. San Andrés, M. Álvarez de Buergo, I. Blasco, R. Fort

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Abstract

Although insoluble salts are one of the most common alteration forms that archaeological ceramics can present, the methods for their removal have not really changed within the past forty years. Furthermore, not many studies on the topic have been recently published. In this paper, a methodology to study the suitability of different traditional treatments for the removal of these salts, has been established. Ceramic mock-ups made out of a marketed red clay were fired up to 700ºC in laboratory conditions. Their composition and physical properties were studied. A validated method for the growth of calcium carbonate deposits was applied onto them. Afterwards, chemical tests based on three products and three application methods were studied. Finally, the mock-ups’ characteristics were studied again to determine their changes due to the cleaning treatments. Results showed efficacy differences linked to the product and application method. In general, the products applied by immersion and cellulose pulp poultice were more effective than gel treatments, which were less effective with any of the three products tested.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Science and Digital Technology for Cultural Heritage – Interdisciplinary Approach to Diagnosis, Vulnerability, Risk Assessment and Graphic Information Models - Proceedings of the 4th International Congress Science and Technology for the conservation of cultural heritage, TECHNOHERITAGE 2019
Editors	Pilar Ortiz Calderón, Francisco Pinto Puerto, Philip Verhagen, Andrés J. Prieto
Publisher	CRC Press/Balkema
Pages	277-282
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9780367363680
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429345470-52
State	Published - 2020
Event	4th International Congress Science and Technology for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage, TECHNOHERITAGE 2019 - Seville, Spain Duration: 26 Mar 2019 → 30 Mar 2019

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Name	Science and Digital Technology for Cultural Heritage - Interdisciplinary Approach to Diagnosis, Vulnerability, Risk Assessment and Graphic Information Models - Proceedings of the 4th International Congress Science and Technology for the conservation of cultural heritage, TECHNOHERITAGE 2019

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Conference	4th International Congress Science and Technology for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage, TECHNOHERITAGE 2019
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Seville
Period	26/03/19 → 30/03/19

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The authors gratefully acknowledge both research projects Geomateriales-2 (S2013/MIT-2914) and Top Heritage-CM (S2018/NMT-4372). They also thank Complutense University of Madrid and Banco Santander for Águeda Sáenz-Martínez’s PhD scholarship (CT17/17-CT18/17).

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Sáenz-Martínez, San Andrés, M., Álvarez de Buergo, M., Blasco, I., & Fort, R. (2020). Removing insoluble salts from archaeological ceramics. Traditional methods under review. In P. O. Calderón, F. P. Puerto, P. Verhagen, & A. J. Prieto (Eds.), Science and Digital Technology for Cultural Heritage – Interdisciplinary Approach to Diagnosis, Vulnerability, Risk Assessment and Graphic Information Models - Proceedings of the 4th International Congress Science and Technology for the conservation of cultural heritage, TECHNOHERITAGE 2019 (pp. 277-282). (Science and Digital Technology for Cultural Heritage - Interdisciplinary Approach to Diagnosis, Vulnerability, Risk Assessment and Graphic Information Models - Proceedings of the 4th International Congress Science and Technology for the conservation of cultural heritage, TECHNOHERITAGE 2019). CRC Press/Balkema. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429345470-52

Sáenz-Martínez ; San Andrés, M. ; Álvarez de Buergo, M. et al. / Removing insoluble salts from archaeological ceramics. Traditional methods under review. Science and Digital Technology for Cultural Heritage – Interdisciplinary Approach to Diagnosis, Vulnerability, Risk Assessment and Graphic Information Models - Proceedings of the 4th International Congress Science and Technology for the conservation of cultural heritage, TECHNOHERITAGE 2019. editor / Pilar Ortiz Calderón ; Francisco Pinto Puerto ; Philip Verhagen ; Andrés J. Prieto. CRC Press/Balkema, 2020. pp. 277-282 (Science and Digital Technology for Cultural Heritage - Interdisciplinary Approach to Diagnosis, Vulnerability, Risk Assessment and Graphic Information Models - Proceedings of the 4th International Congress Science and Technology for the conservation of cultural heritage, TECHNOHERITAGE 2019).

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Removing insoluble salts from archaeological ceramics. Traditional methods under review. / Sáenz-Martínez; San Andrés, M.; Álvarez de Buergo, M. et al.
Science and Digital Technology for Cultural Heritage – Interdisciplinary Approach to Diagnosis, Vulnerability, Risk Assessment and Graphic Information Models - Proceedings of the 4th International Congress Science and Technology for the conservation of cultural heritage, TECHNOHERITAGE 2019. ed. / Pilar Ortiz Calderón; Francisco Pinto Puerto; Philip Verhagen; Andrés J. Prieto. CRC Press/Balkema, 2020. p. 277-282 (Science and Digital Technology for Cultural Heritage - Interdisciplinary Approach to Diagnosis, Vulnerability, Risk Assessment and Graphic Information Models - Proceedings of the 4th International Congress Science and Technology for the conservation of cultural heritage, TECHNOHERITAGE 2019).

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Sáenz-Martínez, San Andrés M, Álvarez de Buergo M, Blasco I, Fort R. Removing insoluble salts from archaeological ceramics. Traditional methods under review. In Calderón PO, Puerto FP, Verhagen P, Prieto AJ, editors, Science and Digital Technology for Cultural Heritage – Interdisciplinary Approach to Diagnosis, Vulnerability, Risk Assessment and Graphic Information Models - Proceedings of the 4th International Congress Science and Technology for the conservation of cultural heritage, TECHNOHERITAGE 2019. CRC Press/Balkema. 2020. p. 277-282. (Science and Digital Technology for Cultural Heritage - Interdisciplinary Approach to Diagnosis, Vulnerability, Risk Assessment and Graphic Information Models - Proceedings of the 4th International Congress Science and Technology for the conservation of cultural heritage, TECHNOHERITAGE 2019). doi: 10.1201/9780429345470-52

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