Imaging and Assessment of the Microstructure of Conserved Archaeological Pine

Impressive wooden objects from past cultures can last for centuries or millennia in waterlogged soil. The aim of conservation is to bring the more less degraded archaeological (WAW) finds a stable state without altering wood structure through shrinkage, collapse, and deformation. In this study, most used methods practice, such as alcohol-ether resin method, with melamine formaldehyde Kauramin 800, mixture lactitol trehalose, saccharose, silicone oil, three different polyethylene glycol followed by freeze-drying were tested. effects agents on pine investigated using optical light microscopy (reflected microscopy, RLM), scanning electron (SEM), X-ray computed tomography (XCT). Through examinations, could be identified their impact analyzed. particular, it was possible trace incorporation lumen, which influenced factors, anatomy, degree degradation, drying process. Differences mode action processes also composition cell wall tracheids.