Investigative conservation of a concreted chest containing sabre blades from the Rooswijk shipwreck. (February 2023)
on 22 February 2023, Historic England conservators Angela Middleton, Carola Del Mese and Heather Stewart, gave a presentation on a group of exciting finds from the Rooswijk, an 18th century vessel which had sunk near Ramsgate, Kent, UK. The Rooswijk is currently on the Heritage At Risk register and an international collaboration between the Netherlands and England was set up to investigate the wreck.
Thousands of objects were recovered from the wreck in the course of two seasons of excavation. Among these were numerous chests complete with contents. The talk explored shipwreck archaeology and conservation, outlining the complex nature of artefact-rich sites and object treatments. The steps taken to investigate, document and stabilise one of the chests containing approximately 100 sabre blades were outlined in the presentation.
Created: 13 Jun 2023 11:06:33 AM
Last edited: 13 Jun 2023 11:06:34 AM
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