[Nhcoll-l] Care of Archaeological Artifacts from the Field to the Lab online course starts March 4

[Helen Alten]

MS215: Care of Archaeological Artifacts from the Field to the Lab
Instructors: Diana Komejan
Price: $475
Dates:March 4 through March 29, 2013
Location: online at www.museumclasses.org

Description:
Archaeological finds come out of the ground fragile - and they often 
stay that way. Yet archaeologists and museum professionals have few 
clear guidelines for handling, moving, storing and displaying such 
materials. Participants in Care of Archaeological Artifacts From the 
Field to the Lab learn techniques for safely lifting and packing 
artifacts, safe transportation and temporary and permanent storage. The 
course also covers a broad range of excavation environments, including 
the Arctic, wet sites, tropical and temperate. Though Care of 
Archaeological Artifacts is not intended to train archaeological 
conservators, it is designed to help participants understand what can 
and can't be done to save the artifacts they unearth.

Logistics:
Participants in Care of Archaeological Artifacts work through sections 
at their own pace. Instructor Diana Komejan is available for scheduled 
email support. Materials and resources include online literature, slide 
lectures and dialog between students and online chats led by the 
instructor. The course is limited to 20 participants.

Archaeological Collections Care runs four weeks. To reserve a spot in 
the course, please pay at http://www.collectioncare.org/tas/tas.html If 
you have trouble please contact Helen Alten at helen at collectioncare.org

The Instructor:
Diana Komejan graduated from Sir Sandford Fleming College in 1980 with a 
diploma in Art Conservation Techniques. She has worked as a conservator 
with Parks Canada at the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site 
in Nova Scotia and the Halifax conservation lab, where she worked on 
archaeological and historic artifacts from across east coast Canada. 
Diana also interned at the Kelsey Museum of Ancient and Medieval History 
in Ann Arbor, Mich. and spent 12 years as conservator with the Yukon 
Government in Whitehorse. In addition to lab treatments, Diana has broad 
archaeological experience, including the excavation of mammoths and 
dinosaur tracks. Diana now operates a private conservation business.

-- 
Brad Bredehoft for Helen Alten
Northern States Conservation Center
www.collectioncare.org
www.museumclasses.org