by gwffoundation | Aug 10, 2016 | Archaeology, Lives & Legacies
Editor’s Note: This is the first of two posts inspired by this year’s Summer Olympics. This week, it’s an equestrian-inspired post from Archaeologist Laura Galke, who briefly looks at some of the ornaments found on 18th century horse tack. What an...
by gwffoundation | May 17, 2016 | Archaeology, Lives & Legacies
In this video, we discuss the importance of using archival glue to mend artifacts and demonstrate the process used to make this special glue. For information about the safe use of these chemicals, visit...
by gwffoundation | May 2, 2016 | Archaeology, Lives & Legacies
In this video, we show you how archaeologists piece together artifacts in order to learn about the object and, most importantly, the people who used the...
by gwffoundation | Apr 6, 2016 | Archaeology, Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
Archaeologists are somewhat unique in their appreciation for all things broken, mostly due to the coveted information discarded items can tell us about those who died long ago. However, occasionally a fragment is unearthed which is both informative and beautiful. ...
by gwffoundation | Feb 9, 2016 | Archaeology, Behind the Scenes, Lives & Legacies
Sometimes, it can be a challenge to precisely identify an artifact. When faced with this challenge, archaeologists working in the lab put their five senses to work and call upon some interesting ‘tricks of the trade’ to make those difficult...
