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Who was both an archaeologist and an egyptologist and was Britain...
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What are good techniques for cleaning freshly excavated artifacts...
TABLE 4b: Examples of harmful methods of cleaning excavated artifacts. Cleaning Method Harm Caused Read More »
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What techniques are considered harmful for cleaning excavated art...
Whether or not a cleaning technique is harmful to an artifact depends on the material the artifact is made from, its condition, the nature of the deposit being cleaned, and, above all, the manner in which the cleaning is performed. These va... Read More »
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Removal of selected corrosion products on a copper alloy artifact using a scalpel under magnification. Photo by H. Wellman. Used by permission of the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory. On site or in the processing laboratory, ...
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Artifacts from waterlogged terrestrial sites are generally covered in mud. Those from underwater sites may be covered in hard crusts. Waterlogged artifacts are often highly deteriorated, even if they look robust, and may have soft surfaces ...
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Removal of selected corrosion products on a copper alloy artifact using a scalpel under magnification. Photo by H. Wellman. Used by permission of the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory.
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Source: http://www.sha.org/research_resources/conservation_faqs/process.c...
