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The Western Australian museum has good publications to help local branch
museum's with these sorts of problems. Only the main Perth musuem and its
maritime musuem in Fremantle have archaeologists on staff here.
Gaye
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Reynolds" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, 23 January 2005 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: HISTARCH Digest - 20 Jan 2005 to 21 Jan 2005 (#2005-16)
> In message <[log in to unmask]>, Automatic digest processor
> <[log in to unmask]> (i.e. Dan W.) writes
> >I have been asked to help compose a short primer for museums which might
> >encounter archeological resources in their collections or on their
> >properties. The focus is on creating a brief guide to help museums which
> >do not have professional archaeological help readily at hand. A list of
> >key points, what to do, what not to do, and whom to turn to.
>
> For information on conservation practices (including what not to do) I
> would suggest (in the UK) "Guide to Conservation for Metal Detectorists"
> by Richard Hobbs, Celia Honeycombe and Sarah Watkins. There are also
> the Standards for Care of Archaeological Objects, which was published by
> the Museums and Galleries Commission.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Pat
> --
> Pat Reynolds
> [log in to unmask]
> "It might look a bit messy now,
> but just you come back in 500 years time"
> (T. Pratchett)
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