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The
Institute’s archaeological conservators and scientists can
offer advice, guidance, and services based on a state-of-the-art
research program combined with field experience on wet, dry, and
frozen land sites.
Advisory and On-site Services
CCI offers field conservation services and visits to your museum
or storage facility, including:
- pre-excavation planning advice incorporating information on
materials and supplies needed for different types of sites
- field conservation services comprising recovery of fragile
artifacts in the field, “first aid” for artifacts,
packing, and field storage
- advice and assistance on collections storage, including
facilities surveys and storage of archaeological archives
- advice on preventive conservation
Treatments
CCI can carry out complete treatments in their laboratory facilities,
provide advice and monitor treatments carried out at your institution,
or do portions of treatments that require specialized equipment.
Staff members are experienced in the treatment of a variety of materials
from wet, frozen, and dry sites, including:
- organic materials, e.g. wood, textile, skin, leather, basketry,
bone, antler, ivory, and baleen
- metals, e.g. iron, copper, silver, tin, lead, and their
alloys
- ceramics and glass
- composite artifacts, e.g. metal/organic components
CCI also offers specialized parylene coating for consolidation
of extremely fragile objects, vacuum freeze-drying of organic
materials, and preparation of specialized display and storage
mounts.
Analysis and Testing
CCI uses a number of scientific techniques to characterize archaeological
objects and can address a wide range of questions, including:
- materials identification, e.g. wood, fibre, pigment, and metal
identification
- characterization of deterioration
- artifact documentation by scientific and technical photography
and radiography
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