Abstract

Conservation treatments are optimally informed by consideration of all options and materials, with time dedicated to research, analysis and testing, and performed with the benefit of an adequate budget and time frame that allows for a careful treatment. In practice, treatment decisions are often crucially shaped by other factors, including the availability and accessibility of materials and equipment, the experience and treatment habits of the conservator, budget constraints, time available for research and testing, treatment deadlines, and the needs of or requests from invested parties. This article discusses the treatment of a seventh century BCE clay cuneiform tablet that was conserved at several different venues over five field seasons at the Tayinat Archaeological Project in Turkey. It focusses on treatment decision-making in response to limited resources, deadlines, and research and display needs, with the intent of adding to the growing body of conservation literature that investigates how conservators problem-solve.

摘要

通过考虑所有选择和材料，可以最佳地告知保护性治疗，并花费时间进行研究，分析和测试，并在适当的预算和时间范围内进行谨慎的治疗。在实践中，治疗决策通常受其他因素的影响，包括材料和设备的可用性和可及性，保管人的经验和治疗习惯，预算限制，可用于研究和测试的时间，治疗期限以及对治疗的需求。被投资方的要求。本文讨论了在土耳其的Tayinat考古项目中，在五个野外季节的几个不同地点保存的七世纪BCE粘土楔形文字片剂的处理方法。