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Dear Colleagues,
Please see information below regarding a workshop on lifting and storage of fragile
archaeological finds to be held at this year's Society for California Archaeology's
Annual Meeting in San Diego. The workshop will take place on Thursday, March 29th
from 8am-12pm. To register, visit SCA's website for more information on the annual
meeting. http://www.scahome.org/meetings_events/index.html#2012 AM
If you have questions about the workshop, you can contact the workshop organizer Molly
Gleeson at mcgleeson [at] yahoo.com
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"Flaking, fragile, and fragmentary: safe lifting and storage of
delicate objects in the field"
Looking for tips on excavating, handling and storing delicate
artifacts? Participants in this workshop will be exposed, both
theoretically and practically, to materials and techniques that can
assist them in dealing with fragile artifacts in the field and the
lab, including ceramics, bone and metal. In addition to hands-on
exercises, all participants will receive a notebook with useful
resources. Instruction will be led by a group of archaeological
conservators, who encourage those who sign up for the workshop to
submit questions and real-life situations on this topic to them in
advance. All questions/submissions can be sent to: Molly Gleeson
mcgleeson [at] yahoo.com
Instructors:
Allison Lewis
Vanessa Muros
Ozge Gencay Ustun
Liz Werden Chayes
Molly Gleeson
Class limit: 20 Cost: $50
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