Science and Technology in Historic Preservation

Technology transfer has played an increasingly important role in historic preservation during the latter half of the twentieth century, a situation attested to by the undertaking of an important congressional study in 1986 that assessed the role of federal agencies in the field. In this book leading researchers update the earlier findings and contribute state-of-the-art reviews and evaluations of technological progress in their areas of expertise.

I. Introduction.- 1 The Opportunities and Challenges of Preservation Technologies.- II. Discovery, Documentation, And Analysis.- 2 Remote Sensing Methods.- 3 Near-Surface, High Resolution Geophysical Methods for Cultural Resource Management and Archaeological Investigations.- 4 Science-Based Dating Methods in Historic Preservation.- 5 Nondestructive Testing of Historic Structures.- 6 Recent Advances in Underwater Archaeology.- 7 Determination of Provenance.- III. Restoration And Conservation.- 8 Technologies for Wood Preservation in Historic Preservation.- 9 Conservation of Cultural Materials from Underwater Sites.- IV. Management, Maintenance, And Protection.- 10 Geographic Information Systems in Historic Preservation.- 11 The Use of Computers in Cultural Resource Management.- 12 Cultural Resource Management in Context.- 13 Technologies against Looting and Vandalism.- 14 Technologies for In-Place Protection and Long-Term Conservation of Archaeological Sites.- About the Editors.