Papyrus quiz

What is the historical significance of papyrus?

• Cultural value
• Material durability
• Printing technology
• Natural occurrence

What are restoration principles focused on?

• Maintaining artifacts
• Developing new artifacts
• Discarding artifacts
• Selling artifacts

________ involves recognizing different types of damage commonly found in papyrus artifacts.

• Damage identification
• response 2
• response 3
• response 5

What is the purpose of condition assessment?

• Determine artifact's age
• Assess extent of damage
• Determine value of artifact
• Identify forgery

Which source of information can be used for papyrus restoration techniques?

• Research articles
• Archaeological excavations
• Fictional novels
• Historical documents
• Conservation guidelines

Proper artifact handling techniques aim to ___________.

• minimize damage
• retain commercial value
• lengthen preservation time

What is the primary goal of cleaning and contaminant removal?

• Enhancing artifact's appearance
• Removing historical value
• Making the artifact more fragile
• Destroying the artifact