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Study on Material Characteristics and Conservation Methods for Tracksite of Cretaceous Dinosaurs and Pterosaurs of Jeongchon area in Jinju, Korea

진주 정촌면 백악기 공룡·익룡발자국 화석산지의 재질특성 및 보존 방안 연구

  • Ji Hyun Yoo (Conservation Science Division, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage) ;
  • Yu Bin Ahn (Conservation Science Division, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage) ;
  • Myoung Nam Kim (Restoration Technology Division, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage) ;
  • Myeong Seong Lee (Conservation Science Division, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
  • 유지현 (국립문화재연구원 보존과학연구실) ;
  • 안유빈 (국립문화재연구원 보존과학연구실) ;
  • 김명남 (국립문화재연구원 복원기술연구실) ;
  • 이명성 (국립문화재연구원 보존과학연구실)
  • Received : 2023.11.10
  • Accepted : 2023.11.30
  • Published : 2023.12.29

Abstract

The Tracksite of Cretaceous Dinosaurs and Pterosaurs in Jeongchon, Jinju was discovered in late 2017 during the construction of the Ppuri industry complex. This site is a natural heritage site with a high paleontological value, as it preserves fossils of various types of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and animal traces at a dense concentration. In this study, we surveyed that physical weathering such as joint, crack, scaling, exfoliation, and fragmentation occurred through field research in the fossil site, and conducted basic research on conservation science to reduce the damage. To this end, among the eight levels identified after excavation, the rocks of Level 3, which yielded a large number of theropod footprint fossils, and Level 4, which yielded pterosaur footprint fossils, were analyzed for material characteristics and evaluation of the effectiveness of consolidation and adhesion. This results showed that the rocks in the Level 3 stratum were dark gray siltstone and the rocks in the Level 4 stratum were dark gray shale, which contained a large amount of calcite and were composed of quartz, plagioclase, mica, alkali feldspar, and other clay minerals, which are likely to be damaged by rainfall under external conditions. As a result of conducting an artificial weathering experiment by dividing the probationary sample into four groups: untreated, consolidation treatment, anti-swelling treatment, and adhesive treatment, the consolidation and the swelling inhibitor showed an effect immediately after treatment, but did not show a blocking effect under a freezing-thawing environment. The adhesive showed that the adhesive effect was maintained even under freezing-thawing conditions. In order to preserve the fossil sites at Jeongchon in the future, in addition to temporary measures to block the inflow of moisture, practical measures such as the construction of protective facilities should be prepared.

2017년 말 뿌리일반산업단지 조성과정에서 발견된 진주 정촌면 백악기 공룡·익룡발자국 화석산지는 다양한 종류의 공룡과 익룡, 동물의 흔적화석이 높은 밀집도로 보존되어 고생물학적 가치가 높은 자연유산이다. 이 연구에서는 화석산지의 현장조사를 통해 절리, 균열, 박리, 박락, 세편화 등 물리적 풍화가 발생하여 있음을 확인하고, 손상을 저감하기 위한 보존과학적 기초 연구를 수행하였다. 이를 위해 발굴 후 확인된 8개의 층준 중 수각류 발자국 화석이 다량 산출된 Level 3 층준과 익룡 발자국 화석이 산출된 Level 4 층준의 암석을 수습하여 재질분석 및 강화제와 접착제의 효과 검증 평가를 수행하였다. 이 결과, Level 3 층준의 암석은 암회색 실트암, Level 4의 암석은 암회색 셰일로 구성되어 있었으며 이들은 방해석을 다량 함유한 가운데 석영, 사장석, 운모, 알칼리장석, 기타 점토광물로 이루어져 외부 환경 하에서 강우에 따른 손상 가능성이 높을 것으로 판단된다. 수습시료를 공시체로 제작하여 미처리, 강화제 처리, 팽윤저지제 처리, 접착제 처리의 네 그룹으로 나누어 인공풍화 실험을 수행한 결과, 강화제와 팽윤저지제는 처리 직후에는 효과를 보였으나 동결-융해 환경 하에서는 저지효과를 보이지 못하는 것으로 해석되었다. 접착제는 동결-융해 조건 하에서도 접착 효과가 유지되는 모습을 보였다. 향후 정촌면 화석산지의 보존을 위해서는 수분의 유입 차단을 위한 임시 방책외에도 기 손상 화석의 응급 보존처리 및 보호시설 건립 등 실질적인 대처방안이 마련되어야 할 것이다.

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Acknowledgement

이 연구는 문화재청 국립문화재연구원 문화유산조사연구(R&D)사업의 지원을 받아 이루어졌습니다. 인공풍화실험 계획 수립 및 진행을 지원해주신 김진형 박사님과 논문의 심사과정에서 건설적인 비평과 유익한 조언을 해주신 익명의 심사위원님께 깊이 감사드립니다.

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