The Effect of Using Technology Techniques as a consolidation material of archaeological bones discovered from the Saqqara excavations

Ayiman, Rana

doi:10.21608/ijhlr.2024.275140.1020

The Effect of Using Technology Techniques as a consolidation material of archaeological bones discovered from the Saqqara excavations "An experimental comparative study applied to nanomaterials

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Rana Ayiman

Must.edu.eg

10.21608/ijhlr.2024.275140.1020

Abstract

Skeletal remains extracted from excavations are influenced by the burial environments they were in. In unsuitable environments, various forms of damage can appear on the bones, such as fractures, fragility, and others. Experimental studies have been conducted to evaluate some reinforcement materials for strengthening archaeological bones. Accelerated artificial aging through heat and humidity is one of the most important methods used to evaluate treatment and preservation materials. There are also some methods that have been adopted to enhance the efficiency of evaluating treatment and preservation materials, such as measuring color changes and surface appearance using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and studying some mechanical properties (compressive resistance). These methods indicate the extent of improvement or deterioration in the properties that determine the evaluation of the treatment material. Based on the results and comparing treated samples before and after accelerated aging with untreated aged samples, it has been found that Pure Acrylic Polymer Alcohol 3% exhibited good resistance to aging and improved surface appearance, mechanical properties, and overall color change, with a slight overall change (0.66).

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