Methods for Preserving Submerged Wooden Ships...

Publication of the "Marine Waterlogged Ancient Ship Conservation Report"
40th Anniversary Academic Conference on Ancient Ship Conservation on the 18th

The National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage announced on the 15th that it has published the "Maritime Submerged Ancient Ship Preservation Report," which contains preservation methods and scientific analysis of submerged ancient ships. The book includes the preservation process and natural scientific analysis of the Sinan Ship, Wando Ship, Jindo Ship, Dallido Ship, and Sibidongpado Ship. It explains in an easy-to-understand manner the paraffin embedding method for wood species analysis, characteristics of wood species from submerged ancient ships, the principle of vacuum freeze-drying, and the current status in Korea. The book will be distributed to national and public libraries, museums, and research institutions. It is also available for viewing on the institute's website.

The institute will also hold an academic conference on the 18th to commemorate the 40th anniversary of ancient ship preservation. Experts who pioneered and developed ancient ship preservation will be invited to review the 40-year history since its predecessor, the Mokpo Preservation Facility, and to explore future development directions. The institute has advanced preservation technology for ancient ships, starting with the preservation of the Sinan Ship and research on maritime submerged waterlogged wood (wood excavated from underwater and swampy areas).

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