Welcome to the East Carolina Conservation Lab

The East Carolina Conservation Laboratory at ECU was previously founded as the Maritime Conservation Lab in 1989 by Dr. Bradley Rodgers. The laboratory is a conservation facility that has successfully operated in the field of contract and project archaeological conservation for over 20 years.

The laboratory offers a wide range of conservation services including the stabilization and preservation of archaeologically recovered artifacts from both terrestrial and underwater projects. The laboratory staff can also provide material fabrication analysis of wood, iron, copper and alloys, miscellaneous metals, ceramics, glass, stone, textiles, and organics other than wood.

The laboratory specializes in safe non-toxic conservation methods using minimal intervention procedures in order to achieve artifact stabilization while leaving artifacts safe to handle. These services include:

Stabilization of archaeological materials for curation or long-term storage.
Packaging, dehydration, and pH protection of artifacts for long-term storage.
Chloride removal, cleaning, dehydration, and protective coating of metals.
Micro excavation, with wear and manufacture analysis of specified artifacts.
Reversible and environmentally ethical conservation procedures.

Spring 2013 Lab Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 9-11:30am, Wednesday/Friday: 9-11:30am

Announcements

Volunteer Opportunities We are looking for individuals interested in lending a hand in the Archaeology Curation Lab! For more information contact Eva at fallse12@students.ecu.edu.
ECCL was at the American Schools for Oriental Research conference in Chicago. Check out what happened with Twitter @ECUConsLab!
The new Joyner Library Conservation Resources Guide is available. Check it out now!
ECU is beginning analysis on a rare map of Fort Nooherooka form the Tuscarora War of 1713. See our Facebook page for more information!
Find out some of the conservation activities that students and faculty performed in 2012 in Stem to Stern.