Elizabeth Greene<\/a> presented on changes in leather artefacts degradation from 1970-2020\u2019s\u00a0 at Vindolanda. This was a project which developed from questions regarding degradation, shows clearly that through the use of analytical instrumentation, fundamental visual differences between leather excavated in the 70\/80\u2019s to the leather excavated in the 90-2020\u2019s can be shown. Although, alot more work has to be undertaken, this is exciting and new area.<\/p>\nSEM image of leather<\/p>\n
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The last talk was the most recent environmental monitoring data from Magna Roman Fort, this is the first environmental monitoring system on Hadrians wall addressing the impact of climate change. Over the last 3 years we have been monitoring the chemical changes and impact of our changing seasons.. especially our very wet 2024 summer!<\/p>\n
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It was an absolute pleasure to co-chair and organise this impactful session, which I am sure will become a main theme for many conferences in the future<\/p>\n
One last thing.. if you like bread and cheese.. batumi is the place to visit<\/p>\n
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and the public art works..<\/p>\n
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The opening ceremony was fun and welcomed everyone to the beautiful culture of Georgia<\/p>\n