I am writing to you from a museum and archaeological site, Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site, located in Wickliffe Kentucky, a site along the Mississippi River. Our museum is the location of a pre-Columbian Mississippan culture village (AD 1100-1350). Professional archaeological excavations have been conducted here since 1984, and during the 1994 excavation, a floor of a Mississippian culture house was uncovered, and on the floor was a rare feature--a floor painting. The painting was of a circle and cross motif, the pigments are red ochre and white and charcoal black and have not been analyzed. The floor painting feature was carefully dug out of the ground and placed in a plywood box. The floor itself was hardened clay. The floor painting has been in storage in the plywood box since 1994. This feature is now cracked and in serious need of conservation help. We are seeking professional guidance and advice on how to best preserve, conserve, and exhibit this rare Mississippian era floor painting. Can you suggest anything that we should do for preservation/conservation? Any advice on exhibiting the feature? Any information you can provide would be most appreciative. If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at your convenience. Carla Hildebrand Park Manager Kentucky Department of Parks Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site 94 Green Street, PO Box 155 Wickliffe KY 42087 (270) 335-3681 [log in to unmask] --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).