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August 19, 2008 By Leave a Comment

News and blog posts on Archaeology, posted August 19, 2008.

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NY Times: Conservation of Reinhardt painting is "hit and miss"

August 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment

The New York Times reports about the dilemmas faced by Guggenheim conservators trying to restore one of Ad Reinhardt’s “Black” paintings. Using x-ray and laser techniques, the conservators were tasked with removing acrylic paint that had been used in the past to cover damage to the fragile oil painting.

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So, what is "Voices of the Past?"

August 14, 2008 By 1 Comment

By Jeff Guin Excellent question! And the answer is evolving with the web. For now, let’s just say it started as a dream–literally and figuratively. We’ve been hearing about Web 2.0 for a couple of years now. Like a lot of folks, I sat on the sidelines to see if it really had legs. Spectating [...]

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Recently excavated Achaemenid palace reburied for protection

August 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment

The ruins of an Achaemenid palace discovered in Iran’s Fars Province have been reburied despite having just been excavated by a team of Iranian and Australian archaeologists in February. A lack of funds and preservation infrastructure in the area led to the decision. Among the archaeologists’ findings were a 30-meter long hallway with a flagstone floor and numerous marble artifacts.

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Top five sources for disaster response information

August 12, 2008 By Leave a Comment

With the frequency of epic disasters in recent years, the preservation community is quickly adopting the Boy Scout motto “be prepared” in its approach to the recovery of heritage resources. Pages dedicated to the topic are popping up all over the web. Here are our picks for five of the best.

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8/08 NPS Heritage News Rundown

August 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment

The National Park Service’s Heritage News for August 2008 explores topics including the addition of World Heritage Sites, new National Register listings and recommendations for Historic Landmark designations.

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Social Bookmarking: organize your online experience

August 11, 2008 By 1 Comment

Yahoo claims to have indexed some 20 billion web pages. With that much real estate on the web, how can you be assured you will ever find—and get back to—the information most relevant to you?

The answer is social bookmarking. And it’s not quite the same as the favorite birthday card you used to hold your spot in the novels you read over the summer. One of the most widely used of these tools is one called “Delicious.” Delicious is a free service that allows the user a web-based way to bookmark sites.

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Twitter conversations on heritage preservation, 8/10/08

August 10, 2008 By 1 Comment

Watch for a post on what Twitter is and how to use it in the 2.0 Tips section soon. In the meantime, here are some of the conversations taking place on Twitter surrounding heritage preservation.

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Preservation Today Netcast: Iowa Floods, Blogging Museums, Safety on the Net

August 8, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Welcome to the first edition of the Voices of the Past netcast. If you’re looking to view the netcast in its entireity, just click “read more” and then click on the “Voices of the Past” icon. You will also find a summary of topics covered in the August 2008 episode of the Voices of the Past netcast as well as relevant links on the web.

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Indian Artifacts Lost to Energy Boom

August 7, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Rock art at Nine Mile Canyon

The history of the Anasazi Indians is thought to lay within Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. Less than a fifth of the park has actually been scanned for artifacts due to lack of funds. A new project to drill for Carbon Dioxide is getting underway within the park. About 80 percent of the monument’s [...]

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