Protection Methods Research Of James Mellon Menzies’ Oracles In Shandong Museum

James Mellon Menzies’Oracle Bones that displayed in the Museum of Shandong have long history and enormous numbers. The preservation condition of these oracle bones are not quite satisfactory, but the characters and alphabets are clear, hence they are still valuable resources for collection as well as scientific studies. Some of the James Mellon Menzies’ Oracle Bones has experienced poor preservation condition and suffered numerous damages and diseases due to constraints and bad influences such as storage environment, wars, chaos and other historical reasons. So it is significantly important for us to protect and analyze James Mellon Menzies’Oracle Bones that displayed in the Museum of Shandong.Currently, James Mellon Menzies’ Oracle Bones has a relatively stable external environment. However, the damage and disease issues are still very serious that it may have devastating effects on these oracle bones’value and safety. Due to the fact that sufficient preparation and scientific methodology are the very premises of successful relic protection work, so before the start of the repair work on James Mellon Menzies’Oracle Bones, disease research and scientific analysis which consist of plenty, systematic as well as precise disease research is very necessary.This article has came up with a detailed field survey and current condition assessment. Which separately and precisely discussed the craft of oracle bones, types of diseases, causes of diseases, methods of protection and exhibition. This article provide a full picture of the current condition of James Mellon Menzies’ Oracle Bones and advices on repair works.There are as many as 15 kinds of damages and diseases afflicted on James Mellon Menzies’Oracle Bones. Among these kinds, color change, soil attachments and broken damage afflicted more than 100 pieces, which comprised 40 percent of total 275 pieces of James Mellon Menzies’Oracle Bones. Analyzing these oracle bones with scientific methods which includes micro and macro morphology, element research and molecular structures give us a clear picture of several characteristics that James Mellon Menzies’Oracle Bones have.By following relics protection protocols, protection ideas and methods should be different based on different kinds of diseases as well as different degrees among same the disease. Further more, there are also specific protection ideas and ways of restorations based on different circumstances. As for the reinforcement and seal protection for James Mellon Menzies’Oracle Bones, oracle bone protection protocols also should be followed when selecting materials such as reversibility, reprocessing and the ability to keep the original appearance.There are also spaces to improve the restoration methods and display the information of relics using scientific technologies. In nowadays, the exhibition of oracle stones themselves can not satisfy the modern audiences. The digital exhibition will become an inevitable tendency.This article combines some existed documents and researches of James Mellon Menzies’ Oracle Bones with current situation together. By following the process of prophase investigation, scientific analysis, mechanism analysis, disease governance as well as restoration and exhibition. The protection of James Mellon Menzies’Oracle Bones is a typical case of the combination of theory and practice on oracle stone protection. By connecting protection and exhibition as a whole subject, this article provide the specific advices on the availability and execution of oracle stone protection work.