Conservation

Second olive jar from the Factory

Mending Olive the Jars

Amanda Nedell, 2024 Curatorial Intern and Lauren Stephens, Collections Assistant Amanda Nedell recently completed an 8-week long internship with Jamestown’s Curatorial staff, focusing on a ceramic […]

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July 9, 2024
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Case bottle

“In conservation, this will probably be the hardest thing you ever do.”

Conservation of a large early 17th Century Case Bottle Jackie Bucklew, Conservation Intern In 2014 archaeologists Mary Anna Hartley and Danny Schmidt excavated fragments of a […]

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May 17, 2024
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Violin Dendrochronology

Dendrochronology – Studying Tree Rings to Learn about an Antique Violin

May 13, 2024. Dr. Chuck Durfor, Senior Staff Archaeologist and Staff Photographer. Dendrochronology is the study of the size and spacing of tree rings within a […]

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May 13, 2024
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All Well and Good

Encountering Sulfate Reducing Bacteria at Jamestown April 12, 2024. Janene Johnston, Associate Curator, and Dr. Chris Wilkins, Senior Conservator. Archaeologists recovered a trove of interesting artifacts […]

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April 15, 2024
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