First Aid for the Excavation of Archaeological Textiles (Ancient Textiles Series Book 2)

This small booklet is an important conservation guide. It deals with the special care required in order to deal with these delicate fabrics during their excavation and recording. It is included as an appendix in Ancient Textiles: Production, Crafts and Society This small booklet is an important conservation guide. It deals with the special care required in order to deal with these delicate fabrics during their excavation and recording. It is included as an appendix in Ancient Production, Crafts and Society Table of Contents Introduction ( Carole Gillis and Marie-Louise Nosch ) Guidelines for the excavation of archaeological textiles ( Jana Jones et al ) The use of the digital camera for the documentation of textiles ( Annemette Bruselius Scharff ) "[I]n this manual, eight textile conservators and specialists from three continents have gathered their recommendations for the treatment of textiles in the field, in the laboratory and in the museum"--Page 4 of cover