Sediments 6, 9, 214, 218, 273, 275,
293, 295, 311
anoxic 284, 287
current-borne 10
underwater 317
Selenium 248
Scanning Electron Micrsocopy
(SEM) 15, 19, 274, 277
Semi-crystalline array 76
Semi-synthetics 188, 196
Sequence 3, 309
stoving 109
Sericin 77
water-soluble 82
Serine 75, 77
bridges 81
Sesquicarbonate form 145
Shellac 183
Shells 24, 235, 259, 267, 314
decaying 140
Ships 6, 7, 9, 10, 150, 151, 154, 284,
287, 291, 293
intact 308
onboard 72
surviving First World War 151
third-century merchant 9
wooden 307
Shipworms 267, 269, 277, 295
Shipwrecks 295
Showcase materials 173
Shrinkage 48, 67, 110, 111, 175,
200, 202
differential 110
hydrothermal 97
temperature 94, 95, 97, 111,
117, 118
elevated 93
increased 97
Side, wetted 38
Side-chains 81
amino-acid 89
bulky 77
non-bulky 75
threonine 82
Siderite 126, 325
Silanes 183
Silica 126, 162, 175, 177, 184,
188, 213
gel 133
Silicates 124, 175, 183, 256
ethyl 256
hydrated 175, 207
lime-rich 180
Silicones 183, 185, 197
Silk 6, 58, 75–77, 79–83, 85, 88,
89, 185
alkalis hydrolyse 81
cream-white 79, 83
crêpe 81
degummed 83
dyed 57
ensign 79
fibres 75, 80, 83
expensive 58
fringe 85
pristine 80
processing 77
samples 79
degraded 80
withstands 186
Siloxanes 183
Silts 6, 9, 133, 275
Silver 121, 128, 130, 162, 292
artefacts 122, 134
chloride 134
coinage 129
content 128
ion disinfection technique 292
items 134
metallic 128
sulfide 89, 134
Site 1–4, 7–10, 134, 239, 244, 247,
248, 255, 259, 260, 263, 277,
278, 295, 309–311, 315, 323, 328
anaerobic 134
cathode 133
cathodic 133, 140
land 3, 7, 11
marine 122, 134, 140, 147, 155
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