Egypt
- Conservation Of An Isis Statue, Bequest Sir Robert Mond
Royal Ontario Museum blog (Susan Stock and Franziska Schlicht, ROM Conservation) With Photographs. 948.34.41, Seated Isis, was brought to conservation in 1994 for examination and cleaning. It was clear that the head had been over-cleaned and...
- In The Lab: Laser Scanning The Sphinx
drhawass.com Video. The Sphinx has always been an object of fascination for people for thousands of years. Today, new technology allows us to study it in more detail than ever. We recently cooperated with a team from the Mubarak Scientific City using...
- Dating The Sphinx By Pore Structure?
http://www.azom.com/Details.asp?ArticleID=3673A comprehensive look at particle characterization and its uses. The article, entitled Particle Characterization – Modern Techniques for Determining Particle Size, Shape, Surface Area and Porosity by Micromeritics...
- Digital Hieroglyphs
http://tinyurl.com/qzj9b (alphagalileo.org)News resource AlphaGalileo reports on an article about digitization of hieroglyphs in the latest edition of New Scientist: "The hieroglyphics that cover the columns and walls of Egyptian temples are in danger...
- Laser Pyramid
Saqqara's landmark step pyramid is to be laser scanned to detect the condition of the structure but also so that in future years the process of erosion can be measured. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/902/he2.htm...
Egypt
Neferhotep tomb receives laser treatment
http://tinyurl.com/r2gmg (photonics.com)
"The conservation of an Egyptian tomb is a delicate, painstaking process. Dirt must be removed without damaging the fragile surfaces of the walls. In some cases, the grime is attached so firmly to the surface that even conventional hand-cleaning using chemical or mechanical methods is unsuitable. Application of water or solvents can lead to further penetration of the soot particles into the surface, and the deteriorated surface may be too fragile for mechanical cleaning. This is where laser technology comes in. A group of German conservators is using an ytterbium fiber laser to conserve the 3300-year-old tomb of Neferhotep, a senior Egyptian scribe who served in the temple of the god Amun."
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- Conservation Of An Isis Statue, Bequest Sir Robert Mond
Royal Ontario Museum blog (Susan Stock and Franziska Schlicht, ROM Conservation) With Photographs. 948.34.41, Seated Isis, was brought to conservation in 1994 for examination and cleaning. It was clear that the head had been over-cleaned and...
- In The Lab: Laser Scanning The Sphinx
drhawass.com Video. The Sphinx has always been an object of fascination for people for thousands of years. Today, new technology allows us to study it in more detail than ever. We recently cooperated with a team from the Mubarak Scientific City using...
- Dating The Sphinx By Pore Structure?
http://www.azom.com/Details.asp?ArticleID=3673A comprehensive look at particle characterization and its uses. The article, entitled Particle Characterization – Modern Techniques for Determining Particle Size, Shape, Surface Area and Porosity by Micromeritics...
- Digital Hieroglyphs
http://tinyurl.com/qzj9b (alphagalileo.org)News resource AlphaGalileo reports on an article about digitization of hieroglyphs in the latest edition of New Scientist: "The hieroglyphics that cover the columns and walls of Egyptian temples are in danger...
- Laser Pyramid
Saqqara's landmark step pyramid is to be laser scanned to detect the condition of the structure but also so that in future years the process of erosion can be measured. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/902/he2.htm...