I echo Ron's suggestion of involving an archaeological conservator.
You might want to look at
http://www.sha.org/research_resources/conservation_faqs/handle.htm#C
it discusses block lifts and the currently preferred treatment approach for a variety of materials.
Silas Hurry
HSMC
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From: Ron May <[log in to unmask]>
> 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.
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> In a message dated 5/16/2008 8:31:15 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
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> 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
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> Topics of the day:
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> 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
> 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.
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> 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 11:22:23 +0200
> From: geoff carver
> 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
> 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-----
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>
> I have noticed that many archaeologists use Harris Matrix's but often
> forget
> the critical phasing and interpreting part of the process.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 08:42:36 -0400
> From: Lynn Evans
> 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
> [log in to unmask]
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> >>> geoff carver 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?
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 14:08:25 -0400
> From: Karen Hutchison
> 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.
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> If you have questions or require assistance with your abstract
> submission,
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> Sincerely,
>
> Karen Hutchison
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 14:54:52 -0400
> From: Jay and Beth Stottman
> 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
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "geoff carver"
> To:
> 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?
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 13:49:35 -0700
> From: Anita Cohen-Williams
> Subject: Memorial Service for Professor Norman F. Barka
>
> From:
> 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
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 18:30:21 -0400
> From: Jay and Beth Stottman
> 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:
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> =B7 Engaging sites and subjects of controversy=20
>
> =B7 Interpretation and presentation of histories and =
> archaeologies of controversial topics
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> =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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