ANALYSIS OF WATERLOGGED WOODS: EXAMPLE OF YENIKAPI SHIPWRECKS

Abstract

In this study, the analyses carried out before and during the conservation were evaluated to manage the conservation works on the woods of Yenikapi Shipwrecks. The analyses comprise the maximum water content (Umax)-density, SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy), SEM-EDX (Scanning Electron Microscopy-Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy), FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy), XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy) and XRF (X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy) analyses. To carry out the conservation works on the woods of Yenikapi shipwrecks, the analyses start with the samples obtained from the woods before the conservation works and continue until the last phase in which chemical impregnation processes are completed.