The Restoration of the Largest Archaelogical Discovery-a Chemical Problem:Conservation of the Polychromy of the Chinese Terracotta Army in Lintong

摘要

The conservation of the polychromy of the terracotta army of the first Chinese emperor Qin Shihuangdi represents a special problem because of the deterioration of the ground layer consisting of orgnaic material.This was triggered due to it having spent more than 2200 years in water-saturated soil.The consolidation of the polychromy was achieved through polymerisation of a specially adapted combination of monomers.