PREPARATION AND CONSERVATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL WOOD AT THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL COMPLEX: HILLFORT, SETTLEMENT (X–XI, XVII–XIX CENTURIES)

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Leonovich Oleg Konstantinovich – PhD (Engineering), Assistant Professor, the Department of Woodworking Technology. Belarusian State Technological University (13a Sverdlova str., 220006, Minsk, Republic of Belarus). E-mail: okl2001@mail.ru

Dupanov Sergey Alexandrovich – Master’s degree student, the Department of Woodworking Technology. Belarusian State Technological University (13a Sverdlova str., 220006, Minsk, Republic of Belarus). E-mail: serge.zubr@yandex.by

Bazhelka Ihar Kanstantinavich – PhD (Engineering), Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Woodworking Technology. Belarusian State Technological University (13a Sverdlova str., 220006, Minsk, Republic of Belarus). E-mail: bikbstu@mail.ru

Genyush Inga Vladimirovna – engineer, the Department of Woodworking Technology. Belarusian State Technological University (13a Sverdlova str., 220006, Minsk, Republic of Belarus). E-mail: agniya_21@mail.ru

DOI: https://doi.org/ 10.52065/2519-402X-2025-288-8.

Key words: archaeological wood, bog oak, degradation, strength, classification, conservation.

For citation: Dupanov S. A., Leonovich O. K., Bazhelka I. K., Genyush I. V. Preparation and conservation of archaeological wood at the Archaeological Complex: hillfort, settlement (X–XI, XVII–XIX centuries). Proceedings of BSTU, issue 1, Forestry. Nature Management. Processing of Renewable Resource, 2025, no. 1 (288), рр. 75–82 (In Russian). DOI: 10.52065/2519-402X-2025-288-8.

Abstract

Archaeological wood of the cells of the defensive wall of Minsk made of bog oak and partly other species at the Archaeological Complex: hillfort, settlement (10th–11th, 17th–19th centuries) is of historically important value and requires careful attention to the preservation of structures for posterity. The article presents the results of studies on the development of recommendations for antiseptic treatment, drying and conservation of archaeological wood and practical experience of their application at the site. It is noted that the main factor in the destruction of bog oak wood after its contact with the air is the rapid drying of the upper and especially the end parts of the structures. It is proposed to immediately after opening the elements of structures from the ground to isolate them with a film and gradually remove the accumulated moisture. When the moisture content decreases to 100%, drying should be carried out in a highly saturated environment of 98–95%. When the humidity reaches 20–25%, the wood is finally subjected to conservation and subsequent conservation. The results of studies of the strength of bog wood and the classification of degraded wood depending on the density and degree of destruction are presented. The protective means most suitable for protection against biodestruction are determined.

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