Category Archives: Lectures

The Intersection of Preservation, Education and Outreach: Conservation at the Corral Redondo Project

Gave a presentation to the Andean Working Group at UCLA’s Cotsen Institute of Archaeology focusing on conservation and outreach efforts during the first season (2018) at the Corral Redondo Project (Proyecto Arqueologico Corral Redondo).

You can check out the presentation by following this link to view it using Prezi: The Intersection of Preservation, Education and Outreach: Conservation at the Corral Redondo Project

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A Day in an Archaeological Conservation Program

I’m a Conservation Specialist for the UCLA/Getty Conservation Program, a graduate conservation training program specializing in the conservation of archaeological and ethnographic materials.  In our 3 year course, we train students in the methods and techniques used for the examination and preservation of objects and have them understand the properties of materials, how they deteriorate and ways to slow down or prevent further deterioration. (continue reading)

 

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