Identification and Analysis of Ancient Ship Wood Excavated at Nantong Hydraulic Site
The Nantong Ancient Ship refers to an ancient Chinese wooden ship of the late Ming Dynasty excavated in Nantong city in December 2022. This paper identifies the wood and discusses its related analysis. Wood samples extracted from the Nantong Ancient Ship were studied from the viewpoints of anatomy,...
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| description | The Nantong Ancient Ship refers to an ancient Chinese wooden ship of the late Ming Dynasty excavated in Nantong city in December 2022. This paper identifies the wood and discusses its related analysis. Wood samples extracted from the Nantong Ancient Ship were studied from the viewpoints of anatomy, physics, and chemistry. Microscopic identification results concluded that willow and Chinese fir were the main wood species used to make this ship. The content of holocellulose in the ancient wood was only 37.9 to 38.9%, while the content of lignin was 55.2 to 56.4%. The cellulose crystallinity of ancient wood was 39 to 42% lower than that of healthy recent wood. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra revealed that the deterioration of ancient wood caused cellulose and hemicellulose degradation, but no apparent lignin alteration. The results could provide a basis for drawing up a conservation plan for the Nantong Ancient Ship. They could also provide a reference for the research and conservation of other archaeological shipwrecks in China. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bff68385afaa4887bca29ebc1194b3b92023-07-07T18:51:59ZengNorth Carolina State UniversityBioResources1930-21262023-06-0118350285040600Identification and Analysis of Ancient Ship Wood Excavated at Nantong Hydraulic SiteQinghui Gao0Jiang You1Xiaomei Liao2Zhigao Wang3School of Social Development, Nanjing Normal University, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Qixia District, Nanjing, ChinaCollege of Furnishing and Industrial Design, Nanjing Forestry University, Str. Longpan No. 159, Nanjing, ChinaCollege of Furnishing and Industrial Design, Nanjing Forestry University, Str. Longpan No. 159, Nanjing, ChinaSchool of Social Development, Nanjing Normal University, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Qixia District, Nanjing, ChinaThe Nantong Ancient Ship refers to an ancient Chinese wooden ship of the late Ming Dynasty excavated in Nantong city in December 2022. This paper identifies the wood and discusses its related analysis. Wood samples extracted from the Nantong Ancient Ship were studied from the viewpoints of anatomy, physics, and chemistry. Microscopic identification results concluded that willow and Chinese fir were the main wood species used to make this ship. The content of holocellulose in the ancient wood was only 37.9 to 38.9%, while the content of lignin was 55.2 to 56.4%. The cellulose crystallinity of ancient wood was 39 to 42% lower than that of healthy recent wood. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra revealed that the deterioration of ancient wood caused cellulose and hemicellulose degradation, but no apparent lignin alteration. The results could provide a basis for drawing up a conservation plan for the Nantong Ancient Ship. They could also provide a reference for the research and conservation of other archaeological shipwrecks in China.https://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BRJ/article/view/22573ancient wooddeteriorationftiridentificationxrd |
| spellingShingle | Qinghui Gao Jiang You Xiaomei Liao Zhigao Wang Identification and Analysis of Ancient Ship Wood Excavated at Nantong Hydraulic Site BioResources ancient wood deterioration ftir identification xrd |
| title | Identification and Analysis of Ancient Ship Wood Excavated at Nantong Hydraulic Site |
| title_full | Identification and Analysis of Ancient Ship Wood Excavated at Nantong Hydraulic Site |
| title_fullStr | Identification and Analysis of Ancient Ship Wood Excavated at Nantong Hydraulic Site |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identification and Analysis of Ancient Ship Wood Excavated at Nantong Hydraulic Site |
| title_short | Identification and Analysis of Ancient Ship Wood Excavated at Nantong Hydraulic Site |
| title_sort | identification and analysis of ancient ship wood excavated at nantong hydraulic site |
| topic | ancient wood deterioration ftir identification xrd |
| url | https://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BRJ/article/view/22573 |
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