Obsidian: The Smoking Mirror
Blog post by Linda Coulson, SDAC Volunteer Obsidian is a beautiful and highly functional material that is one of the few substances utilized by humans throughout history (Ryan 2024). It is a material that is found within the artifact collections…
Tools of the Trade
Dr. Arty Fax’s Archy Facts is a weekly blog introducing kids (currently stuck at home) to the exciting world of archaeology! Last week we learned about what archaeologists study (do you remember without looking back?) and how they use artifacts and…
From Inside the Vaults: Collections Management
From Inside the Vaults is a monthly blog that gives insight into best practices for collections stewardship, curation, and archaeological collecting institutions. So what is a Collections Manager, anyway? Simply put, a Collections Manager’s main role is to monitor and…
From Inside the Vaults: Collections Inventory
From Inside the Vaults is a monthly blog that gives insight into best practices for collections stewardship, curation, and archaeological collecting institutions. What is a Collections Inventory? As the Collections Manager at the Center, one of my duties is to…
