Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5499275 | Radiation Physics and Chemistry | 2017 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Patrons of art galleries and museums, tourists visiting historic buildings, and sightseers viewing archaeological sites are generally unaware of the extent to which science and technology has contributed to the value of what they see. Many countries rely on cultural tourism to generate national wealth. The use of radiation of many kinds to assist in the conservation/restoration of cultural heritage artefacts is described in this paper. In particular, the paper will describe studies of the pigments used in historic Australian Indigenous art, the degradation of manuscripts written using iron-gall inks, the protection of statues against corrosion and the selection of lubricants for use in old machinery.
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Authors
Dudley Creagh, Vincent Otieno-Alego, Alana Treasure, Maria Kubik, David Hallam,