Print Email Facebook Twitter Artefact biography 2.0 Title Artefact biography 2.0: the information value of corroded archaeological bronzes Author van der Stok-Nienhuis, J. (TU Delft Team Joris Dik) Contributor Sietsma, J. (promotor) Dik, J. (promotor) Joosten, Ineke (copromotor) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Date 2017-07-03 Abstract The different phases in the life of archaeological objects can be described by artefact biography. This dissertation defines an updated version: artefact biography 2.0, and the life phases of Early Iron Age bronze studs from Oss-Zevenbergen, the Netherlands, are elaborated. Throughout the thesis, the research revolves around information value. The bronzes have been studied from an interdisciplinary point of view, which has allowed the extraction of information that is also applicable to other corroded bronzes in general. It is argued that:- corrosion products and inclusions may reflect original microstructure - corrosion inhibitor BTAH binds to Sn and SnO2- technical investigations before conservation increase the information value of an artefact. Subject bronzecorrosionarchaeologyconservationbiographymaterials sciencemicrostructureBTAHOss-ZevenbergenEarly Iron Age To reference this document use: https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:b6127e6a-7fcf-40e8-a6d7-59517a06cd8e Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type doctoral thesis Rights © 2017 J. van der Stok-Nienhuis Files PDF 20170612_Dissertation_J_v ... 0_jpeg.pdf 38.42 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:b6127e6a-7fcf-40e8-a6d7-59517a06cd8e/datastream/OBJ/view