Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0879758

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0879758

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Archaeological conservation: the development of analysis and assessment protocols for adhesives used on archaeological pottery. The development of routine adhesive testing and assessment methodologies will provide conservation laboratories with the relevant knowledge to test adhesives before use. This will result in the timely identification of formulation changes, thus preventing the use of inferior adhesive products that no longer perform to conservation standards. This preventive approach is highly cost effective and will have a positive impact on the preservation of archaeological pottery and other cultural collections. Furthermore, the expertise developed with this project can be extended to adhesives used to repair other cultural materials and contemporary collections made from synthetic polymer based materials.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 31-12-2012

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $117,533.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Curatorial and Related Studies | Materials Conservation | Analytical Chemistry Not Elsewhere Classified |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Preserving movable cultural heritage | Polymeric materials (e.g. paints)

Other Keywords

Analytical Chemistry Not Elsewhere Classified | Curatorial and Related Studies | Materials Conservation | Polymeric materials (e.g. paints) | Preserving movable cultural heritage

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