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places, from objects buried deep under the sea and in the most extreme environments
that humans have explored to materials found practically in our own backyards.
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Consequently, archaeological conservators work all over the globe: in the field as well as
in museums, collections and in private practice.
While excavation allows us to learn a great deal about the past through studying
archaeological remains and their context, exposing artifacts that have been buried can
cause rapid and irreversible deterioration. Archaeological conservators work to stabilize
and preserve the material remains of the past, as well as to investigate how things were
made, used, and disposed of. Working with other archaeological professions (e.g. bio-
archaeologists, paleobotanists, architects, archaeochemists, art historians, etc.),
conservators contribute to a better understanding of the past.
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