Science and Technology in Historic Preservation

I. Introduction.- 1 The Opportunities and Challenges of Preservation Technologies.- II. Discovery, Documentation, And Analysis.- 2 Remote Sensing Methods.- 3 Near-Surface, High Resolution Geophysical Methods for Cultural Resource Management and Archaeological Investigations.- 4 Science-Based Dating Methods in Historic Preservation.- 5 Nondestructive Testing of Historic Structures.- 6 Recent Advances in Underwater Archaeology.- 7 Determination of Provenance.- III. Restoration And Conservation.- 8 Technologies for Wood Preservation in Historic Preservation.- 9 Conservation of Cultural Materials from Underwater Sites.- IV. Management, Maintenance, And Protection.- 10 Geographic Information Systems in Historic Preservation.- 11 The Use of Computers in Cultural Resource Management.- 12 Cultural Resource Management in Context.- 13 Technologies against Looting and Vandalism.- 14 Technologies for In-Place Protection and Long-Term Conservation of Archaeological Sites.- About the Editors.