Editing Newport Ship (section)

==Project progress==
[[File:The Newport Medieval Ship (4) (geograph 5154485).jpg|thumb|Timbers from the Newport ship undergoing conservation, 2008]]
The first stage of the restoration project; the cleaning and recording of the timbers, was completed in April 2008. The timbers were immersed in ordinary mains water, in a series of large shallow tanks. Once the cleaning had been completed the timbers were individually recorded using a FaroArm, a [[Coordinate-measuring machine|portable coordinate measuring machine (CMM)]], and [[Rhinoceros 3D|RHINO software]]. This technology was used to produce 3-dimensional rotatable images of each artefact found in the vessel to submillimeter precision, allowing for the close study of each timber and an accurate recording of any blemishes or damage to the timbers. The Newport ship was one of the first marine archeological projects to pioneer the use of Faro equipment and RHINO software.

The next stage, the conservation of the timbers, which began later in 2008, involved immersing the timbers in [[polyethylene glycol]] (PEG) solution for an extended period. Before this began, some of the timbers required treatment with [[triammonium citrate]] to remove residual iron residues in the nail holes of the outer hull planking. This unexpected additional phase added no more than between fifteen and eighteen months to the project.

In September 2016 all of the ship's timbers completed their PEG treatment cycle and are now being freeze dried to draw out all of the residual water in preparation for the eventual reconstruction of the vessel. As of August 2019, 60% of the timbers have been freeze dried with all the timbers set to be returned by 2021.

A conference entitled "The World of the Newport Ship" was held at the [[University of Bristol]] on 17–18 July 2014, examining the vessel, her significance and her historical context.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bristol.ac.uk/history/research/newportship2014.html |title=Conference: The World of the Newport Ship, 17–18 July 2014 |publisher=University of Bristol |access-date=25 October 2022}}</ref> This led to the production of an edited volume based on the work of the contributors, published by the University of Wales Press.{{sfn|Jones|2018}}

Most current funding for the preservation of the ship comes from the [[Heritage Lottery Fund]] with smaller contributions from the [[National Assembly for Wales]], [[Newport City Council]] and the Friends of Newport Ship.