I would use Acryloid (Paraloid) B-72 (SKU: F4022-001) diluted with
acetone. You brush it on as the wood dries during excavation.
Repeated coats will consolidate the first few millimeters of the
surface, then once in the lab you can submerge a section of the wood
and impregnate it. This treatment is reversable using acetone.
There are also trademark products. Try this website:
http://stores.homestead.com/conservemp/Detail.bok?no=703
Cheers,
Tim
On May 16, 2008, at 10:30 AM, Doms, Keith wrote:
> 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
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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 <[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.
>
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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 <[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...
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>
> I am heavily involved in trying to steer our WA Heritage Council into
> accepting a more integrated role for archaeology
>
> ------------------------------
>
> 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.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> 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
> [log in to unmask]
>
>>>> 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?
>
> ------------------------------
>
> 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.
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> 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
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> Sincerely,
>
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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
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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?
>
> ------------------------------
>
> 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
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> 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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