Layout of area for examining objects. This diagram shows the washing area, where objects are taken directly from the excavation support ship. After the layer of sediment that covers them is removed, the objects are brought to the so-called "object management tent", where they are placed in basins of water on a large inventory table. They are documented and sampled, and then stored in vats of water on either side of the table. The tent also has a small area for more specific examinations and for taking casts of ferrous concretions, a storage area and – separated by a partition – a conservation space. A desalination and drying zone is also located in front of the wet storage vats.