This is our first blog
ever and of the summer!
Will it be good,
that’s anyone’s guess? But what I do know everything’s worth a try at least
once!
A blog about ALL
things Viking, Medieval and Archaeological. A blog about the daily/weekly
happenings at Dublinia.
For instance, this
morning Sheila (our curator) and I (Dympna, marketing intern) went down to the
National Museum at Collins Barracks to collect the molecular sieves from their Conservation
Lab that keep our artefacts in the cases, regulated at the relative humidity
levels and temperature.
What I seen was little smooth stones and what looked like tiny jewels.
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| Molecular Sieves |
But that is what they
really look like. Sheila who used to be an archaeologist, informed me and
Aaron, another staff member, when questioned about what they do for the
artefacts, that they take all the moisture out of the air and help to protect
the artefacts.
I found it
astonishing, that artefact’s hundreds of thousands years old would need, what I
thought was a small process, such a small amount of effort to keep them the way
they are. Although there is other parts
to the ‘equation’ as some might call it like keeping the outside temperature
balanced with the temperature inside the glass case and having the little
‘clocks’ to show to demonstrate this.
Not all artefacts are
the same and they all require a different ‘treatment’ as such. And sometimes it’s
as simple as making sure the air is not too dry or there is enough moisture in
the air.
I hope you enjoy my
first little blog and somehow may have interested you!
Please feel free to
comment and any feedback or idea would be greatly appreciated!
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