Lecture 28 - Hayley Simon

Hayley Simon, PhD student, UCL Institute of Archaeology 

Overview

This talk looks at the collection of 1,200+ cast iron cannon shot from the shipwreck of King Henry VIII’s flagship the Mary Rose (c. 1545). From their formation and burial, through to their excavation, conservation and storage, this presentation will examine how the artefacts have changed over time. Using a combination of lab- and synchrotron-based analysis methods, an overview of the material and recent experiments will be given to gain new insights into the chemistry of marine iron corrosion and the impact of different conservation approaches on the reaction.

About the speaker

Hayley is a final year PhD student at the UCL Institute of Archaeology working on corrosion and conservation of the Mary Rose cannon shot and the application of synchrotron techniques to archaeological material