A Study On The Cleaning Methods Of Stone Artifacts.

Stone has been one of the earliest materials used by man since prehistoric times to make tools, implements and art objects. In recent times, these stone artifacts have formed a large part of the collections in museums, temples, churches, and homes of private collectors. Stone artifacts, though stron...

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Main Author: Stephen, Dr. Chia
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Language:English
Published: 2002
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description Stone has been one of the earliest materials used by man since prehistoric times to make tools, implements and art objects. In recent times, these stone artifacts have formed a large part of the collections in museums, temples, churches, and homes of private collectors. Stone artifacts, though strong and durable, disintegrate in time due to various deteriorating factors such as heat, the presence of micro-organisms, salts, algae, water, acids, dust, stains and mishandling.
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spelling usm-109572013-07-13T04:33:40Z http://eprints.usm.my/10957/ A Study On The Cleaning Methods Of Stone Artifacts. Stephen, Dr. Chia CC1-960 Archaeology Stone has been one of the earliest materials used by man since prehistoric times to make tools, implements and art objects. In recent times, these stone artifacts have formed a large part of the collections in museums, temples, churches, and homes of private collectors. Stone artifacts, though strong and durable, disintegrate in time due to various deteriorating factors such as heat, the presence of micro-organisms, salts, algae, water, acids, dust, stains and mishandling. 2002-07 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/10957/1/A_Study_on_the_Cleaning_Methods_of_Stone_Artifacts_%28Dr._Stephen_Chia%29.pdf Stephen, Dr. Chia (2002) A Study On The Cleaning Methods Of Stone Artifacts. In: The Second Asia Fellows Program Annual Conference on "Globalizing Asia: Shifting Identities and Continuity", 1-2, Bangkok, Thailand.
spellingShingle CC1-960 Archaeology
Stephen, Dr. Chia
A Study On The Cleaning Methods Of Stone Artifacts.
title A Study On The Cleaning Methods Of Stone Artifacts.
title_full A Study On The Cleaning Methods Of Stone Artifacts.
title_fullStr A Study On The Cleaning Methods Of Stone Artifacts.
title_full_unstemmed A Study On The Cleaning Methods Of Stone Artifacts.
title_short A Study On The Cleaning Methods Of Stone Artifacts.
title_sort study on the cleaning methods of stone artifacts.
topic CC1-960 Archaeology
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