A conservação preventiva de acervos arqueológicos em metal: uma análise sobre o Laboratório Multidisciplinar de Investigação Arqueológica – LÂMINA (ICH/UFPel)

Abstract

Currently, studies and research on preventive conservation of archaeological collections relating to nature, are occupying increasingly significant spaces in various forums of academic and technological debates, thereby impacting not only in the universe of laboratories as museums that deal with archeology throughout the country. Those are actions and preventive measures that operationalize strategies to minimize the inevitable process of deterioration of these objects not only of its materiality, but all the intangibles that might be related to them, allowing you to recover the maximum amount of information, both current and future generations. This work aims to analyze the environmental control measures (light, humidity, temperature and pollutants – particulate matter and gaseous) that are being adopted in the collections of metal belonging to the Multidisciplinary Laboratory of Archaeological Research (LÂMINA) Institute of Human Sciences (ICH), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), located in the city of Pelotas (Brazil). The methodology used was: literature review and desk research; analysis of the environments of the collections at the Laboratory; analysis of the state of conservation of metal artifacts; comparison of records of environmental easurements in BLADE with national and international recommendations. Part of the hypothesis is that the practices of proper control, that could significantly reduce the risks to which such assets are exposed, may not have been contemplated in a totally satisfactory manner, accelerating the elements responsible for the immediate damage of the cultural heritage.