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The Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory (MAC Lab) located at
Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum is hosting a repeat session of its
two-day workshop on May 11-12, 2017. The workshop is focused on artifact
identification, collections management strategies and field conservation
strategies for archaeologists. The workshop is open to any practicing
professionals and graduate students in the field of archaeology. Because of
limited space and the desire to have hands-on activities, each session will
be taught to groups of no more than 10, for a maximum of 20 total
participants. *Cost: $120 per participant*

*Glass: Mara Kaktins – George Washington’s Ferry Farm*

This session will provide participants with the basic skills needed to
identify and date colonial and post-colonial bottle glass, with some time
spent on table glass. The workshop will include plenty of time for
discussion, questions and hands-on experience with the lab’s type
collections.


*Projectile Points: Ed Chaney, Deputy Director, MAC Lab*

This session will provide basic identification, a sorting activity,
hands-on stone tool making in the park’s reconstructed Native American
village and possibly stone/mineral identification.

*Collections Management:  Rebecca Morehouse, Curator of State Collections
and Sara Rivers Cofield, Curator of Federal Collections – MAC Lab*

This session will focus on collection management best practices for
cultural resource management archaeologists and museum professionals with
archaeological collections.


*Conservation for Archaeologists:  Nichole Doub, Head Conservator, MAC Lab*
This session is designed to assist archaeologists as they come across
various material types during excavation.  We will cover instruction on
hands-on with oxygen-free packing techniques. Participants will also be
able to x-ray a sample of their personal/institutional collections (the
object(s) must fit on an 8x14 inch film), and we will explore the
information that is revealed.

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​or more information, contact Patricia Samford at
[log in to unmask] or call 410-586-8551.
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Patricia Samford
Director, Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab
Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
10515 Mackall Road, St. Leonard, Maryland 20685
410-586-8551  [log in to unmask]

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