The arrival of Antarctica

first conservation treatments

Abstract

Conservation in the Laboratory of Antarctic Studies in Human Sciences at UFMG is divided into two groups of activities, those carried out in situ and those carried out in the laboratory. During the excavation fields in Antarctica, we apply curative and preventive interventions in order to mitigate the degradation factors that are active during excavation and the transfer to Brazil. After the arrival of the material excavated at LEACH, conservation activities continue through scientific documentation and storage. This article presents the development of conservation activities during the reception of archaeological material and discusses some theoretical and methodological principles related to decision making. Such measures are fundamental for the incorporation of the new collection in the laboratory.