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 -------------- Original message -------------- 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. > > > 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 > > -----Original Message----- > From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Carl > Steen > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 9:54 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: HISTARCH Digest - 14 May 2008 to 15 May 2008 (#2008-108) > > > 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! > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: D'Angelo, James (Atlanta,GA-US) > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Fri, 16 May 2008 9:42 am > Subject: Re: HISTARCH Digest - 14 May 2008 to 15 May 2008 (#2008-108) > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > 4155 Shackleford Road Suite 225 > > Norcross, Georgia, 30093 > > 770.270.1192 x125 phone > 770.270.1392 fax > 404.580.2079 cell > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > HISTARCH automatic digest system > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 3:00 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: HISTARCH Digest - 14 May 2008 to 15 May 2008 (#2008-108) > > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > > > > I have noticed that many archaeologists use Harris Matrix's but often > forget > the critical phasing and interpreting part of the process. > > > > yours > > > > Dr Iain Stuart > > Partner > > JCIS Consultants > > > > ABN 15 673 291 522 > > > > PO Box 2397 > > Burwood North > > NSW 2134 > > Ph/Fax (02) 9701 0191 > > (0413) 380116 > > [log in to unmask] > > Our website is www.jcis.net.au > > > > ------------------------------ > > 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... > > -----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 > 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 > 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 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. > > 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] > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > 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 > by email at [log in to unmask] or by phone at 757-221-1063. > > > -------- > Mark Kostro > Department of Anthropology > College of William and Mary > Williamsburg, Virginia 23185 > > -- > Anita Cohen-Williams > Organic SEO and Ghost Blogger > http://www.mysearchguru.com > > ------------------------------ > > 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: > > =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]) > > ------------------------------ > > End of HISTARCH Digest - 14 May 2008 to 15 May 2008 (#2008-108) > *************************************************************** > > > > > > > > > > **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family > favorites at AOL Food. > (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)