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Overview of conservation in archaeology; basic archaeological conservation procedures.

Adhesives and consolidants

Conservation of bone, ivory, teeth, and antler

Conservation of pottery

Conservation of glass

Wood conservation

Leather conservation

Textile conservation

Metal conservation: preliminary steps

Iron conservation: Part I - Introduction and equipment

Iron conservation Part II: Experimental variable and final steps

Non-ferrous metal conservation

Cupreous metal (copper, bronze, brass) conservation

Silver conservation

Lead, tin, and lead alloy conservation

Gold and gold alloy conservation

Casting and molding in conservation

Concluding remarks

Conservation bibliography

ANTH 605 Syllabus