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My old way of cleaning pottery shards was a total joke
Honestly, for years I'd just use a toothbrush and water on finds from my volunteer dig at the Cahokia site, thinking it was fine. Tbh, a visiting archaeologist from the University of Illinois saw me last spring and gently pointed out I was probably scrubbing off residue that could be tested. Now I use a soft brush and only dry clean unless a conservator says otherwise. Has anyone else had a basic field method they were doing wrong for way too long?
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brooke712mo ago
Wait you were using water at Cahokia? That's wild, the soil there is so acidic.
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walker.jana2mo ago
Heard a friend's water filter gave out after a month there, which makes sense now that you mention the soil, brooke71.
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ericfox1mo ago
Remember my buddy's well pump, brooke71, it basically dissolved.
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