And what that tells us is that we would not be able to electrolysis is this artifact. We would have to mechanically clean it with air abrasion using the aluminum oxide powder under pressure, push through a very narrow carbide tip to blow away that surface corrosion. And its stopping at that black magnatite. But this is a very important artifact, and one that is most likely going to end up in the museum, complete rapier hilt from a fort period building. Bly i have been working on the project since the beginning, since 1994. Gosh, i hope i retire still doing it. Even if we stop the project outside, theyre still would be lots and lots of work to do inside. Actually, archaeology of the future will be working with the collections that have been excavated in the past. And we make discoveries in the lab. Not everything is discovered in the field. People are under the misconception that all of the discoveries are in that moment outside. It happens inside as well, and quite a lot. There is enou
The American Revolution institute of the society of cincinnati. Just one quick announcement before we begin, we are fortunate enough to become to buy cspan today. Please show off all electronic devices. If you do have a question at the end of the presentation, wait until somebody comes to you with a microphone so that you can be michael asking your question. Rachel, i am the Research Services librarian here at the society of the cincinnati. Able toleased to be speak to you today about these three magnificent items we have a table today. Involving the french experience during the american war. War wouldtionary never have seen such a swift conclusion were it not for the arrival at Newport Rhode island for the arrival of 5000 soldiers in 1780. The collaboration of french and American Leadership on land at sea after the arrival of rochambeaus forces led to the surrender of cornwallis at yorktown. This past year was a landmark year in augmenting the societys collections documenting the fren
Rediscovery archaeological project. We visited jamestown to see how the history of the colonists is being revealed every day through the history of the artifacts. Bly my name is bly straube, the senior curator for jamestown. That is a project of preservation virginia, the first it is confusing that there are so many jamestowns. Summoning people visit jamestown so many people visit jamestown but it turns out they never went to the real place. There is a jamestown that is a living history museum, jamestown settlement. They have three wonderful ships. They reconstructed a fort and an Indian Village and they have a huge museum over there. That is a state run organization. They get state funding for that. The island itself, the original site of jamestown, is comanaged by the National Park service and preservation virginia. It is an unusual, private, public partnership. The park service owns the majority of the island, 1500 acres. Reservation virginia has around 23. But their acres incorpora
Rediscovery archaeological project. We visited jamestown to see how the history of the colonists is being revealed every day through the history of the artifacts. Bly my name is bly straube, the senior curator for jamestown. That is a project of preservation virginia, the first it is confusing that there are so many jamestowns. Summoning people visit jamestown so many people visit jamestown but it turns out they never went to the real place. There is a jamestown that is a living history museum, jamestown settlement. They have three wonderful ships. They reconstructed a fort and an Indian Village and they have a huge museum over there. That is a state run organization. They get state funding for that. The island itself, the original site of jamestown, is comanaged by the National Park service and preservation virginia. It is an unusual, private, public partnership. The park service owns the majority of the island, 1500 acres. Reservation virginia has around 23. But their acres incorpora
And what that tells us is that we would not be able to electrolysis is this artifact. We would have to mechanically clean it with air abrasion using the aluminum oxide powder under pressure, push through a very narrow carbide tip to blow away that surface corrosion. And its stopping at that black magnatite. But this is a very important artifact, and one that is most likely going to end up in the museum, complete rapier hilt from a fort period building. Bly i have been working on the project since the beginning, since 1994. Gosh, i hope i retire still doing it. Even if we stop the project outside, theyre still would be lots and lots of work to do inside. Actually, archaeology of the future will be working with the collections that have been excavated in the past. And we make discoveries in the lab. Not everything is discovered in the field. People are under the misconception that all of the discoveries are in that moment outside. It happens inside as well, and quite a lot. There is enou