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><channel><title>NCPTT &#187; Archeology &amp; Collections</title> <atom:link href="http://ncptt.nps.gov/category/archeology-collections/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov</link> <description>National Center for Preservation Technology and Training</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:52:17 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Development of a Micro-fading Tester with Near-UV Capability (2011-09)</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/development-of-a-micro-fading-tester-with-near-uv-capability-2011-09/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/development-of-a-micro-fading-tester-with-near-uv-capability-2011-09/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:54:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Derek Linn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Archeology & Collections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Materials Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Product Catalog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[artwork preservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[color fading prediction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[micro-fading tester]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MT-2210-10-NC-05]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ultraviolet exposure]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UV Light]]></category> <category><![CDATA[visible light]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=14704</guid> <description><![CDATA[Paul Whitmore, director of Carnegie Mellon University’s Art Conservation Research Center (ACRC), has developed a portable device that can be used to determine how exposure to visible light and ultraviolet (UV) rays affect the colors on a work of art, providing vital information that can be used to better preserve the artwork.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/development-of-a-micro-fading-tester-with-near-uv-capability-2011-09/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>NCPTT Seeks Grant Proposals from Preservation Innovators</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-seeks-proposals-from-preservation-innovators-for-2012-ptt-grants/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-seeks-proposals-from-preservation-innovators-for-2012-ptt-grants/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:32:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sean Clifford</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Archeology & Collections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Architecture & Engineering]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Historic Landscapes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Materials Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 PTT Grants]]></category> <category><![CDATA[call for proposals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pre-Proposals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ptt grants]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=13296</guid> <description><![CDATA[We are looking for proposals which develop new technologies or adapt existing technologies to preserve cultural resources.
<br /><ul><li><a href="http://ncptt.nps.gov/grants/call-for-proposals/">Call for Proposals</a> <small>(Details of the grants program)</small></li><li><a href="http://ncptt.nps.gov/Grants-Form/2012-PTT-Grant-PreProposal.aspx">Optional Pre-Proposal</a> <small>(Due October 1, 2011)</small></li><li><a href="http://ncptt.nps.gov/Grants-Form/Submit-2012-PTTGrant-Proposal.aspx">Submit Grant Proposal</a> <small>(Due October 17, 2011)</small></li></ul>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-seeks-proposals-from-preservation-innovators-for-2012-ptt-grants/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Preparing Historic Buildings and Sites for a Disaster</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/preparing-historic-buildings-and-sites-for-a-disaster/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/preparing-historic-buildings-and-sites-for-a-disaster/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:30:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Jackson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Archeology & Collections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Architecture & Engineering]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disaster Preparedness & Recovery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disaster Preparedness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[earthquake]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fire]]></category> <category><![CDATA[flooding]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hurricane]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=10556</guid> <description><![CDATA[If any substantial changes are planned to prepare a historic building for a disaster please refer to the Secretary of Interiors Standards for the Treatment of Historic Structures and check with all local and state authorities before making any changes.<br /><br > This article provides information on disaster preparedness in the face of floods, high winds, hurricanes, wildfires, and earthquakes.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/preparing-historic-buildings-and-sites-for-a-disaster/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Preparing Your Collection for a Disaster</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/preparing-your-collection-for-a-disaster/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/preparing-your-collection-for-a-disaster/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:29:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sarah Jackson</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Archeology & Collections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disaster Preparedness & Recovery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Materials Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Collections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disaster Preparedness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fire]]></category> <category><![CDATA[flooding]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mold]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=10547</guid> <description><![CDATA[Preparing your collection for a disaster could greatly increase what survives.   Northeast Document Conservation Center recommends to first prepare an emergency preparedness plan.<br /><br /> This will allow your staff to respond quickly before, during and after a disaster with explict instructions that will provide the best practices for preparing and salvaging your collections.  For assistance in preparing a disaster plan please refer to our Disaster Plan section.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/preparing-your-collection-for-a-disaster/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Surviving Disaster: dPlan online software helps collections managers plan for the worst</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/dplan-software-package-helps-collections-managers-make-the-best-of-the-worst/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/dplan-software-package-helps-collections-managers-make-the-best-of-the-worst/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:58:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jeff Guin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Archeology & Collections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disaster Preparedness & Recovery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Collections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Disaster Preparedness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jkguin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Library]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Museum]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NCPTT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Online]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Preservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tools]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=4029</guid> <description><![CDATA[A good plan can determine whether a cultural collection survives a disaster or fades into memory. And while nature can be unpredictable, the online disaster-planning portal "dPlan" offers a streamlined, reliable way for institutions to protect their cultural collections. Created through funding by the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, dPlan is a free, online tool that allows cultural institutions to complete a customizable disaster plan for their organizations. NEDCC, a nonprofit regional center for the preservation and conservation of paper-based materials, and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC), developed the tool.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/dplan-software-package-helps-collections-managers-make-the-best-of-the-worst/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Development of a Technique for Buried Site Detection (2003-05)</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/development-of-a-technique-for-buried-site-detection-2003-05/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/development-of-a-technique-for-buried-site-detection-2003-05/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:31:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Derek Linn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Archeology & Collections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Product Catalog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2003-05]]></category> <category><![CDATA[archaeological deposits]]></category> <category><![CDATA[archaeology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[buried site detection]]></category> <category><![CDATA[down-hole magnetic susceptibility]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lake Agassiz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Minnesota State University Moorhead]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Non-Invasive]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=14349</guid> <description><![CDATA[This project has advanced a geophysical approach for identifying buried archaeological sites that combines recently developed down-hole magnetic capabilities with laboratory soil magnetic techniques.  Down-hole magnetic susceptibility measurements allow the effective location of paleosols while soil magnetic studies are used to evaluate whether an associated human occupation is likely.  This combined geophysical approach has the potential to locate and explore buried archaeological deposits across varied environments in a cost-effective, efficient, and relatively non-invasive manner.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/development-of-a-technique-for-buried-site-detection-2003-05/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Controlled Archaeological Test Site Facility in Illinois: Training and Research in Archaeogeophysics (1999-31)</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/a-controlled-archaeological-test-site-facility-in-illinois-training-and-research-in-archaeogeophysics-1999-31-2/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/a-controlled-archaeological-test-site-facility-in-illinois-training-and-research-in-archaeogeophysics-1999-31-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:17:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Derek Linn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Archeology & Collections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Product Catalog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[1999-31]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Archaeogeophysics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[archaeology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Controlled Archaeological Test Site]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Journal of Field Archaeology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratory]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=14341</guid> <description><![CDATA[A Controlled Archaeological Test Site (CATS) facility has been constructed in Champaign, Illinois, by the Cultural Resources Research Center at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, with funding provided by the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training. The test site will be utilized for research and training with geophysical applications in archaeology. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/a-controlled-archaeological-test-site-facility-in-illinois-training-and-research-in-archaeogeophysics-1999-31-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>U.S. Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage Beyond the Territorial Sea: Problems and Prospects (2000-23)</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/u-s-protection-of-underwater-cultural-heritage-beyond-the-territorial-sea-problems-and-prospects/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/u-s-protection-of-underwater-cultural-heritage-beyond-the-territorial-sea-problems-and-prospects/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:43:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Derek Linn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Archeology & Collections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Product Catalog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2000-23]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nautical archaeology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[treasure salvage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[underwater cultural heritage]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=14369</guid> <description><![CDATA[U.S. treatment of underwater cultural heritage beyond the territorial sea is analysed in light of Law of the Sea principles and the UNESCO Draft Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage.  Article published in 2000.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/u-s-protection-of-underwater-cultural-heritage-beyond-the-territorial-sea-problems-and-prospects/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Proposal to Reduce the Exposure to Light of Museum Objects Without Reducing Illuminance (2000-10)</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/proposal-to-reduce-the-exposure-to-light-of-museum-objects-without-reducing-illuminance-2000-10/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/proposal-to-reduce-the-exposure-to-light-of-museum-objects-without-reducing-illuminance-2000-10/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:30:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Derek Linn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Archeology & Collections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Product Catalog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2000-10]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[illuminance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[irradiance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[museum exhibit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[three-band light source]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=14300</guid> <description><![CDATA["Many types of museum exhibits are susceptible to damage caused by exposure to light, and current recommendations for museum lighting include avoidance of nonvisible radiant power (UV and IR), limitation of illumination level, and restriction of exposure duration.This article investigates the notion that the visual satisfaction provided by incandescent sources could be matched with significantly less irradiance by illumination composed of three spectral bands corresponding to red, green, and blue light."]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/proposal-to-reduce-the-exposure-to-light-of-museum-objects-without-reducing-illuminance-2000-10/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Application of Complementary Geophysical Survey Techniques in the Search for Fort Louis at Old Mobile:  A Comparative Case Study (2004-20)</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/application-of-complementary-geophysical-survey-techniques-in-the-search-for-fort-louis-at-old-mobile-a-comparative-case-study-2004-20/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/application-of-complementary-geophysical-survey-techniques-in-the-search-for-fort-louis-at-old-mobile-a-comparative-case-study-2004-20/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 21:57:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Derek Linn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Archeology & Collections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Product Catalog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2004-20]]></category> <category><![CDATA[archaeology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[earth conductivity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[electrical resistance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fort Louis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[geophysical survey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ground penetrating radar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ground-truthing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Louisiane]]></category> <category><![CDATA[magnetometry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Old Mobile]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thermal Imaging]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=14427</guid> <description><![CDATA[In 2004, NCPTT supported the Friends of Mobile with funding to enable the application of two geophysical survey methods: electrical resistance and ground penetrating radar.  Building on past research, a goal of the project was comparing the applicability of five remote sensing methods through ground truthing test excavations.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/application-of-complementary-geophysical-survey-techniques-in-the-search-for-fort-louis-at-old-mobile-a-comparative-case-study-2004-20/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Effect of Water on Lower Pecos River Rock Paintings in Texas (1998-22)</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/effect-of-water-on-lower-pecos-river-rock-paintings-in-texas-1998-22/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/effect-of-water-on-lower-pecos-river-rock-paintings-in-texas-1998-22/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 18:44:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Derek Linn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Archeology & Collections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Materials Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Product Catalog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[1998-22]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lower Pecos River Area]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rock Art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rock Art Research]]></category> <category><![CDATA[scanning electron microscopy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Seminole Canyon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Seminole Canyon State Historic Park]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=14184</guid> <description><![CDATA[In 1998, NCPTT partially funded a research project that involved an investigation of rock paintings in the Lower Pecos River area of Texas.  Rock Art Research, the journal of the Australian Rock Art Research Association (AURA) and the International Federation of Rock Art Organizations (IFRAO), communicated results which were published by Elmo J. Mawk and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/effect-of-water-on-lower-pecos-river-rock-paintings-in-texas-1998-22/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Infrared and Raman Users Group (IRUG) Launches an Online Searchable Spectral Database and Bibliography (2003-03)</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/infrared-and-raman-users-group-irug-lanuches-an-online-searchable-spectral-database-and-bibliography-2003-03-2/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/infrared-and-raman-users-group-irug-lanuches-an-online-searchable-spectral-database-and-bibliography-2003-03-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 15:31:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Derek Linn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Archeology & Collections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Architecture & Engineering]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Materials Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Product Catalog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2003-03]]></category> <category><![CDATA[collaborative database]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Infrared]]></category> <category><![CDATA[raman spectroscopy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spectral data]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=14409</guid> <description><![CDATA[In 2003, the Infrared and Raman Users Group received NCPTT support to develop and implement an online collaborative database and bibliography of high quality infrared reference spectra.  Currently, the database contains over 1250 spectra of oils, waxes, natural and synthetic resins, dyes, pigments, proteins, gums, and minerals. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/infrared-and-raman-users-group-irug-lanuches-an-online-searchable-spectral-database-and-bibliography-2003-03-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>NCPTT helps to advance state of the art tools for marine archeologists</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-helps-to-advance-state-of-the-art-tools-for-marine-archeologists/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-helps-to-advance-state-of-the-art-tools-for-marine-archeologists/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:22:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Archeology & Collections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Product Catalog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[archaeology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[archeology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[handheld]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marine archeology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[multibeam sonar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[submerged resources]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=10408</guid> <description><![CDATA[The adaptation of existing imaging sonars for use on underwater sites will have widespread applicability to the nation’s thousands of submerged archaeological sites located in turbid waters that make detailed archaeological documentation impractical. LCMM has prototyped the feasibility and methodologies for this technology using a Blue View DF900-2250 Dual Frequency Miniature Multibeam Imaging System on sites in Lake Champlain.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-helps-to-advance-state-of-the-art-tools-for-marine-archeologists/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The North American Database and Website of Archaeological Geophysics (NADAG) (2000-21)</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/the-north-american-database-and-website-of-archaeological-geophysics-nadag-2000-21/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/the-north-american-database-and-website-of-archaeological-geophysics-nadag-2000-21/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:17:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Derek Linn</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Archeology & Collections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Historic Landscapes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Product Catalog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2000-21]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Archaeogeophysics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[archaeology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Geophysics]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=14397</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#8220;The North American Database of Archaeological Geophysics (NADAG) is a database and website under continuous development that aims to promote use, education, communication, and a knowledge base of the practice of archaeological geophysics in North America.   It is maintained by the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies at the University of Arkansas at: www.cast.uark.edu/nadag.&#8221;  (Excerpted [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/the-north-american-database-and-website-of-archaeological-geophysics-nadag-2000-21/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A Better Picture of the Past Using New Technologies</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/a-better-picture-of-the-past-using-new-technologies/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/a-better-picture-of-the-past-using-new-technologies/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:21:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Archeology & Collections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Materials Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[archaeology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[archeology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chemical analysis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Laser-Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mussel spoon]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=10008</guid> <description><![CDATA[Can chemistry lead to better understanding of archeological objects?  Ask Dr. Evan Peacock from the Cobb Institute of Archaeology at Mississippi State University.  With funding from NCPTT, Peacock is using an analytical technique called Laser Ablation-inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) analyzing spoons made of freshwater mussel shell.  Spoons like these were used to smooth pottery [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ncptt.nps.gov/a-better-picture-of-the-past-using-new-technologies/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Philosophy of In-use Musical Instrument Conservation (Podcast 28)</title><link>http://ncptt.nps.gov/podcast-john-watson-on-the-philosophy-of-in-use-musical-instrument-conservation/</link> <comments>http://ncptt.nps.gov/podcast-john-watson-on-the-philosophy-of-in-use-musical-instrument-conservation/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 16:49:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jeff Guin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Archeology & Collections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Heritage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[instruments]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Watson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Preservation]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=9975</guid> <description><![CDATA[In this edition of the podcast, we join NCPTT’s Anna Muto as she speaks with John Watson, Instruments Conservator and Associate Curator at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. 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