A Study on the Previous Restoration Materials that had been applied on two deteriorated wooden parts in the storage of the Cheops' First Boat

The conservation of wooden objects is a complicated process, due to their response to changes in the surrounding environment. This paper discusses the investigation of two wooden pieces from the Cheops boat to identify two of the old restoration materials that had been used in pieces no. 362 and 390, which had been replaced with new wood, due to their extremely fragile condition. The study was conducted by characterizing the original materials and the materials added during the previous restoration using a number of scientific and analytical approaches to better understand the state of deterioration, in addition to the condition of the object and the previous restoration interventions, in order to facilitate the choice of the most appropriate cleaning and consolidating measures in the future, and to help conservators decide whether or not to remove the previous restorations, to establish suitable treatment methods, and to provide a deeper understanding of its materials and techniques of preservation as well as its’ deterioration.