Topics Related to Cultural Resources (DCR)

QAR Traveling Exhibit at Historic Bath

QAR Traveling Exhibit at NC Transportation Museum

Saturday at the QAR Lab

Fascinated by pirates? Intrigued by archaeology? Curious about artifact conservation?

Artifact of the Month: STOP... Hammer Time

Conservation Highlights: Desalination 2, Electrolytic Boogaloo

Salt is bad for most things; it breaks apart glass and ceramics, corrodes copper alloys, and contributes to the decay of organic materials.

Artifact of the Month: Need a Lift?

Artifact of the Month: Blackbeard's Couch Change

On This Day, a Queen Was Born

Conservation Highlights: No Salt is Good Salt

After resting on the ocean floor for 300 years, it is only natural that the artifacts would become salty. The salt in seawater is soluble (dissolved in a liquid, such as water) which allows it to enter most of the materials found on the site.

Artifact of the Month: Measuring Matters