Materials Issues in Art and Archaeology, V

Materials Research Society, Fall Meeting, Dec.2-6, 1996

Abstract Deadline: 21 June 1996
Co-sponsored by The Getty Conservation Institute and the Conservation Analytical Laboratory of the Smithsonian Institution

This symposium will provide a multidisciplinary forum for scientific and technological issues in art, archaeology, conservation, and preservation. Of particular interest will be contributions which explore the interface and overlap among traditional materials science, the history of technology, and the archaeological and conservation sciences, or that investigate new methods and applications of materials science in art and archaeology. Some areas of interest for this symposium are:

ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES

Identification of workshops and crafts, analysis of production and utilization sites, production events, tools, and techniques
Compositional, structural, and other technical studies of artifacts and site-specific analysis of complexes of craft practices
Technology transfer and scientific reconstruction of the impact and implications of trade
Field identification of materials and the permanent labeling of objects

CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION SCIENCE

Environmental and structural monitoring, control, and stabilization
Modeling and testing of materials and objects of art, archaeology, and architecture, including related conservation materials
Deterioration and treatment of materials of art, archaeology, and architecture

Abstracts should be typed camera-ready on the standard MRS abstract form (see previous page for more information) and sent prior to 21 June 1996 to MIAA-V Symposium Abstracts, Materials Research Society, 9800 McKnight Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 USA, or FAX 412-367-4373. MRS can be contacted at 412-367-3003.

Technical Organizing Committee

James R. Druzik The Getty Conservation Institute 4503 Glencoe Avenue Marina del Rey, CA 90292-7913 Phone (310) 822-2299 Fax (310) 821-9409 jdruzik@getty.edu	Pamela B. Vandiver Conservation Analytical Laboratory Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC 20560 Phone (301) 238-3700, Ext. 162 Fax (301) 238-3709 pbv@cal.si.edu
John Merkel Institute of Archaeology University College of London 31-34 Gordon Square London WC1H OPY United Kingdom Phone (44) 171-380-7507 Fax (44) 171-383-2572	John Stewart Historic Resource Conservation Branch Canadian Heritage 1800 Walkley Road Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0M5 Canada Phone (613) 993-2125 Fax (613) 993-9796 john_stewart@pch.gc.ca

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