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The Key Marco, Florida Collection: Experiment and Reflection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Barbara A. Purdy
Barbara A. Purdy*
Affiliation:
Florida State Museum,University of Florida
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Abstract

The organic material, especially the wooden objects, from the Key Marco, Florida collection are badly warped and are in an advanced stage of disintegration. An experiment was conducted to preserve a wooden stool from this collection in order to prevent further degradation. The specimen was treated with polyethylene glycol (Carbowax 1000). The loss of the specimens for study from this famous site is lamentable and should cause archaeologists to reflect upon their obligations.

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Reports
Information
American Antiquity , Volume 39 , Issue 1 , January 1974 , pp. 105 - 109
Copyright
Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 1974

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