http://ncptt.nps.gov National Center for Preservation Technology and Training Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:45:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ncptt.nps.gov/disaster-preparedness-preparing-you-for-the-next-disaster-2/ http://ncptt.nps.gov/disaster-preparedness-preparing-you-for-the-next-disaster-2/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:01:17 +0000 Sarah Jackson http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=10510
Being informed and preparing for those that could affect you are key to saving your site, building and collections. ]]> http://ncptt.nps.gov/disaster-preparedness-preparing-you-for-the-next-disaster-2/feed/ 5 http://ncptt.nps.gov/preparing-your-collection-for-a-disaster/ http://ncptt.nps.gov/preparing-your-collection-for-a-disaster/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:29:43 +0000 Sarah Jackson http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=10547
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.]]> http://ncptt.nps.gov/preparing-your-collection-for-a-disaster/feed/ 1 http://ncptt.nps.gov/managing-collections-in-a-disaster/ http://ncptt.nps.gov/managing-collections-in-a-disaster/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:24:54 +0000 Sarah Jackson http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=2365
The Salvage at a Glance series is part of the NPS Museum Management Program's Conserve O Grams.

Conserve O Grams are short leaflets that focus on caring for museum collections. For the full version or additional leaflets please visit the Museum Management Program. ]]> http://ncptt.nps.gov/managing-collections-in-a-disaster/feed/ 3 http://ncptt.nps.gov/dplan-software-package-helps-collections-managers-make-the-best-of-the-worst/ http://ncptt.nps.gov/dplan-software-package-helps-collections-managers-make-the-best-of-the-worst/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:58:00 +0000 Jeff Guin http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=4029 http://ncptt.nps.gov/dplan-software-package-helps-collections-managers-make-the-best-of-the-worst/feed/ 2 http://ncptt.nps.gov/protecting-archeological-objects-from-crude-oil/ http://ncptt.nps.gov/protecting-archeological-objects-from-crude-oil/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:12:18 +0000 Mary Striegel http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=11897 http://ncptt.nps.gov/protecting-archeological-objects-from-crude-oil/feed/ 0 http://ncptt.nps.gov/all-dem-bones-cleaning-oil-from-archeological-bone/ http://ncptt.nps.gov/all-dem-bones-cleaning-oil-from-archeological-bone/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:31:29 +0000 Jason Church http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=10076 http://ncptt.nps.gov/all-dem-bones-cleaning-oil-from-archeological-bone/feed/ 2 http://ncptt.nps.gov/register-for-free-connecting-to-collections-webinar-series/ http://ncptt.nps.gov/register-for-free-connecting-to-collections-webinar-series/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:17:43 +0000 Ed FitzGerald http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=8013 http://ncptt.nps.gov/register-for-free-connecting-to-collections-webinar-series/feed/ 0 http://ncptt.nps.gov/priorities-for-natural-history-collections-conservation-research-results-of-a-survey-of-the-spnhc-membership-2001-02/ http://ncptt.nps.gov/priorities-for-natural-history-collections-conservation-research-results-of-a-survey-of-the-spnhc-membership-2001-02/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 13:15:38 +0000 NCPTT http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=6025 http://ncptt.nps.gov/priorities-for-natural-history-collections-conservation-research-results-of-a-survey-of-the-spnhc-membership-2001-02/feed/ 0 http://ncptt.nps.gov/using-eddy-current-technology-in-conservation-science-podcast-episode-8/ http://ncptt.nps.gov/using-eddy-current-technology-in-conservation-science-podcast-episode-8/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:21:49 +0000 NCPTT http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=3962
NCPTT has been using eddy current technology in preservation and will be bringing this tool to the iPhone platform in 2010. Download Episode 8 as an mp3 or subscribe via iTunes.]]> http://ncptt.nps.gov/using-eddy-current-technology-in-conservation-science-podcast-episode-8/feed/ 2 http://ncptt.nps.gov/sourcing-shell-and-shell-tempered-artifacts-using-laser-ablation-2009-02/ http://ncptt.nps.gov/sourcing-shell-and-shell-tempered-artifacts-using-laser-ablation-2009-02/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:41:24 +0000 NCPTT http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=3716
Because each waterway is chemically different to some extent, and because mussels incorporate the chemicals into their shells, it is theoretically possible to identify where shell artifacts or shell-tempered pottery was made by chemically analyzing the shell.]]> http://ncptt.nps.gov/sourcing-shell-and-shell-tempered-artifacts-using-laser-ablation-2009-02/feed/ 0 http://ncptt.nps.gov/reducing-risk-to-collections/ http://ncptt.nps.gov/reducing-risk-to-collections/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:26:40 +0000 Andrew Ferrell http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=2731 http://ncptt.nps.gov/reducing-risk-to-collections/feed/ 0 http://ncptt.nps.gov/conserve-o-grams/ http://ncptt.nps.gov/conserve-o-grams/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:26:26 +0000 NCPTT http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=2351 http://ncptt.nps.gov/conserve-o-grams/feed/ 0 http://ncptt.nps.gov/summit-of-preservation-scientists/ http://ncptt.nps.gov/summit-of-preservation-scientists/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:20:23 +0000 NCPTT http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=323 http://ncptt.nps.gov/summit-of-preservation-scientists/feed/ 0 http://ncptt.nps.gov/anna-johnson-presents-ncptt-research-at-intel-international-science-and-engineering-fair/ http://ncptt.nps.gov/anna-johnson-presents-ncptt-research-at-intel-international-science-and-engineering-fair/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:20:20 +0000 NCPTT http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=352 http://ncptt.nps.gov/anna-johnson-presents-ncptt-research-at-intel-international-science-and-engineering-fair/feed/ 0 http://ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-provides-archeology-technical-assistance-to-louisiana-state-exhibit-museum/ http://ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-provides-archeology-technical-assistance-to-louisiana-state-exhibit-museum/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:25:27 +0000 NCPTT http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=434 http://ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-provides-archeology-technical-assistance-to-louisiana-state-exhibit-museum/feed/ 0 http://ncptt.nps.gov/rising-from-the-depths/ http://ncptt.nps.gov/rising-from-the-depths/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:25:47 +0000 NCPTT http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=2580 http://ncptt.nps.gov/rising-from-the-depths/feed/ 0 http://ncptt.nps.gov/merging-aerial-synthetic-aperture-radar-sar-and-satellite-multispectral-data-to-inventory-archaeological-sites/ http://ncptt.nps.gov/merging-aerial-synthetic-aperture-radar-sar-and-satellite-multispectral-data-to-inventory-archaeological-sites/#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:00:45 +0000 David W. Morgan http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=629 http://ncptt.nps.gov/merging-aerial-synthetic-aperture-radar-sar-and-satellite-multispectral-data-to-inventory-archaeological-sites/feed/ 0 http://ncptt.nps.gov/mobile-xrf-in-museums/ http://ncptt.nps.gov/mobile-xrf-in-museums/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:38:35 +0000 NCPTT http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=1830 http://ncptt.nps.gov/mobile-xrf-in-museums/feed/ 0 http://ncptt.nps.gov/heritage-education-archeology-workshop/ http://ncptt.nps.gov/heritage-education-archeology-workshop/#comments Fri, 29 Dec 2006 19:49:03 +0000 NCPTT http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=1695 http://ncptt.nps.gov/heritage-education-archeology-workshop/feed/ 0 http://ncptt.nps.gov/new-research-priority-for-archeology/ http://ncptt.nps.gov/new-research-priority-for-archeology/#comments Wed, 01 Nov 2006 19:26:14 +0000 NCPTT http://ncptt.nps.gov/?p=1675 http://ncptt.nps.gov/new-research-priority-for-archeology/feed/ 0