This is a Foreword by an archaeologist, not a conservator, but as Brad Rodgers says, Conservation has been steadily pulled from archaeology by the forces of specialization (p. 3), andhewantstoremedythatsituationthroughthismanual. He seesthisworkasa calltoactionforthenon-professionalconservator, permitting curators, conservators, and archaeologists to identify artifacts that need prof- sional attention and, allow these professionals to stabilize most artifacts in their own laboratories with minimal intervention, using simple non-toxic procedures (p. 5). It is the mission of Brad s manual to...

This is a Foreword by an archaeologist, not a conservator, but as Brad Rodgers says, Conservation has been steadily pulled from archaeology by the forces of specialization (p. 3), andhewantstoremedythatsituationthroughthismanual. He seesthisworkasa calltoactionforthenon-professionalconservator, permitting curators, conservators, and archaeologists to identify artifacts that need prof- sional attention and, allow these professionals to stabilize most artifacts in their own laboratories with minimal intervention, using simple non-toxic procedures (p. 5). It is the mission of Brad s manual to...