Conservation Practices on Archaeological Excavations: Principles and Methods

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Corrado Pedelì and Stefano Pulga, translated by Erik Risser The relationship between archaeology and conservation has long been complex and, at times, challenging. Archaeologists are often seen as interested principally in excavation and research, while conservators are concerned mainly with stabilization and the prevention of deterioration. Yet it is often initial conservation in the field that determines the long-term survival and intelligibility of both moveable artifacts and fixed architectural…