Archaeology and conservation along the Silk Road : : conference 2016 postprints / / edited by Liangren Zhang, and Gabriela Krist.

• Superior document: Konservierungswissenschaft. Restaurierung. Technologie ; v.16
• TeilnehmendeR: Zhang, Liangren, Dr.,; Krist, Gabriela,
• Place / Publishing House: Wien, Austria : : Böhlau Verlag GmbH,, [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Konservierungswissenschaft. Restaurierung. Technologie
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (217 pages)

Table of Contents

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Body -- Preface - University of Applied Arts Vienna -- Preface - Nanjing University -- Plagues and Peoples - a Bioarchaeological Perspective on Trade Routes Michaela Binder -- Introduction -- Human Remains as a Source of Information about Life in the Past -- Movement of People(s) -- Tracing Migration and Population History in the Bioarchaeological Record -- Movement of People(s) in the Silk Road Region -- Movement of Plagues -- Movement of Plagues along the Silk Road -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Early Wheat Cultivation and Plant Use in Xinjiang Prehistory - New Evidence from Starch Analysis Peter Weiming Jia, Florence M. Chau -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Modern Plant Collection and Microscopic Observation -- Leguminosae Family -- Grasses Family (Poaceae) -- Ancient Starch Samples and Stone Tools -- Findings -- Wheat -- Barley -- Other Cereals -- Beans (Leguminosae) -- Medicinal Plants -- Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Ganch as Historical Building Material and the Kundal Wall Painting Technique in the Mausoleum Ishrat Khana, Samarkand, Uzbekistan Steffen Laue, Pamela Kleinmann. -- Steffen Laue, Pamela Kleinmann -- Introduction -- Mausoleum Ishrat Khana -- Analytical Methods -- Results -- Ganch -- Kundal Wall Painting Technique -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Ancient Torpedo Jars of Iran (Persian Gulf) Hossein Tofighian -- Introduction -- Archaeological Discoveries -- Torpedo Jars -- Underwater Sites around the Indian Ocean -- Mahruyan -- Siniz -- Shaghab Cemetery -- Rishehr -- Jalali Coast -- Siraf -- Nayband -- Susa -- Mianab Plain -- Gelalek Cemetery -- National Museum of Iran -- The Southern Coast of the Persian Gulf -- East Africa -- India -- Ceylon and Sri Lanka -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- References.

Fragmentary Works of Art from the Simsim Grottoes - Methods of Analysing Detached Wall Paintings from Cave Number 40 under Special Consideration of Resting Soot Deposits Birgit Angelika Schmidt. -- Introduction -- Processes of De- and Recontextualization -- Methodology -- A Case Study -- Future Prospects -- References -- Archaeological Site of Persepolis (Iran) - the Finishing Technique of the Stone Monuments Alireza Askari Chaverdi, Pierfrancesco Callieri, Marisa Laurenzi Tabasso, Stefano Ridolfi -- Brief Historical Background on the Site and on its Re-Discovery -- The Iranian-Italian Project for Persepolis -- The Study of the Stone Finishing -- Experimental Results -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- A Summary on Material Research on Buddhist Mural Paintings from the Northern Silk Road - Pigment Degradation and Laboratory Simulation of their Alteration Mechanisms Ellen Egel, Stefan Simon, Toralf Gabsch, Ina Reiche -- Introduction -- Investigation Strategy -- Materials & Methods -- Materials -- Methods -- Results -- Laboratory Tests -- Metal Oxalates -- Graying of Lapis Lazuli -- Conclusion -- References -- Ephesos, the Metropolis of Roman Asia - a City at the Crossroads of East and West Martin Steskal, Gro Bjørnstad -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Conservation Studies at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and a Diploma Thesis in Ephesus Gabriela Krist, Barbara Rankl -- Introduction -- The Sarcophagi Garden -- Technological and Condition Analysis -- The "amazon battle" Sarcophagus -- Technological Inventory -- Condition before Conservation -- Conservation Treatments -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- A Gold-Coated Silverware Unearthed from a Tubo Dynasty Cemetery in Dulan County, Qinghai Province Wang Bohan, Zhou Shuanglin. -- Introduction -- The Tubo Cemetery in Dulan County -- Sample and Methods.

Microscopic Analysis -- SEM-EDX -- FTIR -- XRD -- Results of Analysis -- The Gold Foil -- The Silver Body -- The Silk Fabric -- The Binding Medium -- The Attached Particles -- Conclusion -- References -- Altai during the Period of the Xiongnu Empire Alexey A. Tishkin -- Introduction -- Historical Events -- Xiongnu Or Hunnu? -- The Bulan-Koba Culture -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- The Materials from Tadjik (Tograklik-akin) in the Collection of the Hermitage - Mikhail Berezovsky Kucha Expedition 1905-2907 Kira Samosiuk -- References -- Handling with a Taboo in the Academic Education for Conservators-Restorers - the Conservation of the Detached Wall Paintings between Museum's Exhibition and Recontextualization Thomas Danzl -- Introduction -- Learning from History -- Case Study: Wall Paintings from the Silk Road in Germany -- Future Prospects -- Summary: Art Technology, Conservation and Non-InvasiveReconstruction In Situ -- References -- List of Authors.