You need to read up on the application of Carbowax, as it requires baths in
distilled water that needs regular testing and replacement until the point
comes that the water no longer colors from the soaking. During that process, the
Carbowax solution invades the wood cells. After you get to a chemical
balance, the Carbowax soaked object is dried over a long time and with the water
gone, the Carbowax supports the wooden objecrt. My experience is that small
objects less than ten centimeters takes about six months and a lot of attention
and, when done, it is hard as rock. I also used this technique for leather.
But again, you need to read up on the applications and the process before
starting out or you can ruin the artifact. The best way is always to hire a
conservator who knows how to do this process.
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.
In a message dated 5/16/2008 8:31:15 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
Elmer's glue is proprietary which means its formula can change with out
warning. It is also irreversible. If the wood is not oak, a high
weight of carbowax is recommended for waterlogged wood and might do the
job. It will be a long process. You are bound to loose some of the
surface during treatment due to the weakness of charcoal. Freeze drying
then applying some sort of surface consolident might be of use.
Keith
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I have used watered down Elmer's glue for this sort of thing in the
past with good results, but it is not a "permanent" solution. Good luck!
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Does anyone have experience preserving burned wood? We have burned
milled lumber at the site of Fort Daniel (c.1795-1815) in Georgia that
we would like to lift intact if possible. The only product that comes to
mind is liquid epoxy but I am not sure how it would work with the
cellular structure of charcoal.
Jim
James J. D'Angelo, RPA, Ph.D.
Archaeologist
TRC
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Norcross, Georgia, 30093
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There are 8 messages totalling 341 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Harris Matrix in the USA (4)
2. CHAT 2008, London, Call for Papers and Presentations
3. Society for Historical Archaeology 2009 Conference Call for Papers
4. Memorial Service for Professor Norman F. Barka
5. CFP SHA 2009 Places of Meaning, Meaning in Place: Tangibility,
Controversy, and Conscience at Historic Sites
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 19:16:55 +1000
From: Iain Stuart <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Harris Matrix in the USA
Years ago back in the late 1990's I was at SHA in Cincinnati and there
were
referred to in a round table on Urban Archaeology as "new" and alluded
to as
some strange beast. I thought they were joking when they referred to
them as
"New" but quickly noticed that what I thought was a joke was serious.
Adrian
might remember as he introduced me to Ed Harris a while later and I told
him
the story.
I have noticed that many archaeologists use Harris Matrix's but often
forget
the critical phasing and interpreting part of the process.
yours
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 11:22:23 +0200
From: geoff carver <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: CHAT 2008, London, Call for Papers and Presentations
Have you looked at Europe's Malta Convention (Treaty of Valetta)? Just
for ideas, basically...
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I am heavily involved in trying to steer our WA Heritage Council into
accepting a more integrated role for archaeology
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 11:25:10 +0200
From: geoff carver <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Harris Matrix in the USA
That I have also noticed, yes; Adrian Chadwick had a paper on U.
Sheffield's
web-journal a few years back where he was very vocal against this very
practice: people seeming to think that all you had to do was draw your
matrix & you were finished, not considering that the matrix was not an
end
in & of itself, but rather a tool for further analysis...
Similar situation with databases & GIS in a lot of cases, too, I think:
all
you have to do is build one for the purpose of storing data, without
considering that maybe you might want to query it...
-----Original Message-----
I have noticed that many archaeologists use Harris Matrix's but often
forget
the critical phasing and interpreting part of the process.
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 08:42:36 -0400
From: Lynn Evans <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Harris Matrix in the USA
See
Reck, Todd M.
2004 Reexcavting Michilimackinac: Use of Harris Matrices to
Analyze
Stratigraphy for the Purpose of Studying French Canadians
Living
in the South Southwest Rowhouse of Fort Michilimackinac.
Doctoral Dissertaion, Department of Archaeology, Boston
University.
for one example of use in Michigan.
Lynn L.M. Evans, Ph.D.
Curator of Archaeology
Mackinac State Historic Parks
P.O. Box 873
Mackinaw City, MI 49701
231-436-4100
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>>> geoff carver <[log in to unmask]> 05/14/2008 5:35 AM >>>
I'm trying to judge/gauge use of the Harris Matrix in the US; on the one
hand, there are old articles by Marley Brown, John Triggs (OK: Canada,
but
his PhD is also worth reading), Adrian Praetzellis, etc.; on the other,
there is no mention to Harris either in the index or citations to such
recent works as Kipfer's "Archaeologist's Fieldwork Companion", Neumann
&
Sanford's "Practicing Archeology", or O'Brien & Lyman's "Seriation,
Stratigraphy & Index Fossils" nor "Measuring Time with Artifacts"... any
clues? Leads? Suggestions?
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 14:08:25 -0400
From: Karen Hutchison <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Society for Historical Archaeology 2009 Conference Call for
Papers
Good afternoon,
The online abstract submission system for the Society for Historical
Archaeology 2009 Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology=B9s
Call
for Papers is now available at http://sha.matrixgroup.net.
SHA members should have already received their user names and passwords
to
access the online system. Non-SHA Members may submit their abstracts
through the online system after completing a profile and selecting a
user
name and password.=20
The regular abstract submission period will end on June 15, 2008.
Abstract=
s
will continue to be accepted during the late submission period from June
16=
,
2008 to July 1, 2008, but a late fee will be charged on each abstract.
No
abstracts will be accepted after July 1, 2008.
The Society for Historical Archaeology=B9s 2009 Conference on Historical
and
Underwater Archaeology will be held January 7-11, 2009 at the Fairmont
Roya=
l
York Hotel in Toronto, Ontario. The theme of the 2009 Conference is
=B3The
Ties that Divide: Trade, Conflict and Borders.=B2 Preliminary program
and
conference registration will be available in late September 2008.
If you have questions or require assistance with your abstract
submission,
please contact the SHA Headquarters staff at [log in to unmask]
Sincerely,
Karen Hutchison
--=20
Karen Hutchison, CAE
Executive Director
Society for Historical Archaeology
15245 Shady Grove Road, Suite 130
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 301/990-2454 Fax: 301/990-9771
Email: [log in to unmask]
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 14:54:52 -0400
From: Jay and Beth Stottman <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Harris Matrix in the USA
I have been using my own variation of the matrix for many years now. I
find
the matrices to be a good tool for organizing stratigraphic
relationships,
but the phasing aspect, as has been pointed out, is also very helpful
for
interpreting sites. I have reports of two outbuildings at a 19th
century
plantation that I excavated here in Louisville where I used the matrix
and
phasing to understand the life of the buildings. If I have time to
convert
them to pdfs I would be glad to send them. Hard copies can be ordered
through the Kentucky Archaeological Survey.
Jay
M. Jay Stottman
Staff Archaeologist
Kentucky Archaeological Survey
Jointly Administered by:
University of Kentucky
Kentucky Heritage Council
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From: "geoff carver" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:35 AM
Subject: Harris Matrix in the USA
> I'm trying to judge/gauge use of the Harris Matrix in the US; on the
one
> hand, there are old articles by Marley Brown, John Triggs (OK: Canada,
but
> his PhD is also worth reading), Adrian Praetzellis, etc.; on the
other,
> there is no mention to Harris either in the index or citations to such
> recent works as Kipfer's "Archaeologist's Fieldwork Companion",
Neumann &
> Sanford's "Practicing Archeology", or O'Brien & Lyman's "Seriation,
> Stratigraphy & Index Fossils" nor "Measuring Time with Artifacts"...
any
> clues? Leads? Suggestions?
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 13:49:35 -0700
From: Anita Cohen-Williams <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Memorial Service for Professor Norman F. Barka
From: <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 16:39:12 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Memorial Service for Professor Norman F. Barka
Patricia Kandle and the Department of Anthropology at the College of
William
and Mary invite you to join us for a memorial service celebrating the
life
and legacy of Dr. Norman F. Barka. The memorial service will take place
from
12:00-2:00pm on Wednesday May 28th at the Wren Chapel at the College of
William and Mary.
For further information about the service please contact Frederick H.
Smith
by email at [log in to unmask] or by phone at 757-221-1063.
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Mark Kostro
Department of Anthropology
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia 23185
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Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 18:30:21 -0400
From: Jay and Beth Stottman <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: CFP SHA 2009 Places of Meaning, Meaning in Place: Tangibility,
Controversy, and Conscience at Historic Sites
Call for Papers
Society for Historical Archaeology Conference on Historical and =
Underwater Archaeology
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
January 6-11, 2009
Places of Meaning, Meaning in Place: Tangibility, Controversy, and =
Conscience at Historic Sites
Organizers: Kevin M. Bartoy (The Hermitage) and Jay Stottman (Kentucky =
Archaeological Survey)
Session Sponsored by the Public Education and Interpretation Committee =
(PEIC) of SHA
Every piece of ground is a historic site. The events of the human past =
have traversed every inch of soil on this planet. Yet, it is in the =
present that we invest these sites with sufficient significance to make
=
them places of meaning. These places provide tangibility for the =
intangible. It is through this process of making meaning in place that =
historic sites become contested landscapes. That is, places in which a =
past is interpreted and reinterpreted from a variety of perspectives in
=
the present. In this process, they become places of controversy and =
conscience. This session seeks to explore our role as =
=93interlocutors=94 in dialogues between events of the past and meaning
=
making in the present. As such, we critically engage with a variety of =
publics in =93locating=94 the past in place physically and in place with
=
social issues of the present.
We are looking for papers from a broad spectrum of practitioners of =
public archaeology, public history, museum studies, and heritage =
studies. We hope that the session will be international in scope and =
diverse in contributions. While we do not want to limit creativity, some
=
potential papers may address the following:
=B7 Engaging sites and subjects of controversy=20
=B7 Interpretation and presentation of histories and =
archaeologies of controversial topics
=B7 The productions of contested landscapes and heritage
=B7 The relationship between landscapes, heritage, and identity
=B7 Making histories and archaeologies relevant to present =
issues of heritage and identity
=B7 The role of archaeologists or archaeology in the production
=
of meanings, identity, or controversies=20
We also hope that there may be a potential to have remote participation
=
for those who cannot physically attend the conference. So, feel free to
=
submit even if you are constrained in your ability to travel to Toronto
=
for the session.
Proposals are due by June 10, 2008.
If you are interested in participating in this session, please contact =
Kevin M. Bartoy, Director of Archaeology, The Hermitage, Nashville, =
Tennessee, USA ([log in to unmask])
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