Prospection in Depth 2009
Prospection in Depth 2009, a course in archaeological geophysics, will be hosted from August 4-8, 2009 in partnership with the Presidio Trust at the site of El Presidio de San Francisco, in California. Register for this course online.
Cemetery Landscape Preservation Workshop
Improper cemetery maintenance can jeopardize the landscape’s historic character and irreversibly damage historic features. Join us for a 2-day workshop in Brookline, Massachusetts to learn the basics of cemetery landscape preservation.
Preservation Institute Nantucket
Preservation Institute: Nantucket (PI:N) is an interdisciplinary program that exposes participants to the theories and methodologies of international cultural heritage conservation and the research, documentation, and management of current and potential World Heritage sites. Kirk Cordell and Andrew Ferrell of NCPTT will be guest lecturing at the Preservation Institute: Nantucket.
Prospection in Depth 2009 Limited Seating Still Available for Geophysics Workshop
by Sean Clifford
Updated: July 2, 2009
Published: July 1, 2009
David Morgan, Chief of Archeology and Collections at the National Park Service National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, talks about the annual geophysics workshop course that we call Prospection in Depth
Limited seating is still available for this five day course at the Presidio in San Francisco from August 4-8, 2009. The tuition of $499 includes lodging in a historic barracks facility at the heart of the Presidio.
Register Online Today.
Preservation Trades with Nancy Finegood (Podcast Episode 6)
by NCPTT
Updated: July 2, 2009
Published: July 2, 2009
Today Andy Ferrell speaks with Nancy Finegood, executive director of the Michigan Historic Preservation Network. NCPTT recently published online a guide titled "Introducing Preservation Trades to High School Students" which grew out of via work with Detroit's Randolph's Career and Technical Center.
Download Episode 6 as an mp3 or subscribe via iTunes.
International Preservation Trades Workshop 2009 (IPTW)
by NCPTT
Updated: June 25, 2009
Published: June 25, 2009
Save the Date for IPTW-ITES 2009 from August 25-29, 2009 in Leadville, Colorado. The 13th annual International Preservation Trades Workshop will be held by the Preservation Trades Network in partnership with the Colorado Mountain College Historic Preservation program. Sponsored in part by NCPTT.
If you're interested in sharing your skills and knowledge as a "hands on" demonstrator at IPTW 2009 submit a demonstration proposal online. Some travel assistance may be available for demonstrators. Contact Rudy Christian at rchristian@ptn.org for details.
Second Life as an Archaeological Tool (Podcast Episode 5)
by NCPTT
Updated: June 18, 2009
Published: June 18, 2009
Today in The Preservation Technology Podcast, NCPTT visits with Ruth Tringham, one of the founders of the University of California Berkley the People in Multimedia Authoring Center for Teaching in Anthropology at Berkley (MACTiA). As a professor of anthropology at the University of California at Berkley Ruth uses an online virtual environment called Second Life in her teaching.
Download Episode 5 as an mp3 or subscribe via iTunes.
Pocantico Proclamation on Sustainability and Historic Preservation
by NCPTT
Updated: June 17, 2009
Published: June 17, 2009
The National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Friends of the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training today published their Pocantico Proclamation on Sustainability and Historic Preservation, which declares: “Historic preservation must play a central role in efforts to make the built environment more sustainable.”
The Aftershock of Economics Meets Conservation Online
by Mary Striegel
Updated: June 25, 2009
Published: June 15, 2009
When the use of the internet for communication is exploding exponentially, the economics of California and Stanford University has brought an end to the Conservation Online DistList and Archives (CoOL).
National Park Service Geophysics Training at Los Adaes (Podcast Episode 4)
by NCPTT
Updated: June 18, 2009
Published: May 29, 2009
David W. Morgan, Chief of Archeology and Collections at NCPTT, introduces the 19th annual National Park Service Geophysics course taught by Steve De Vore. This video includes a description of the course and commentary by participants. Steve has assembled about 10 different instructors and about 18-20 participants that are providing classroom opportunities at NCPTT and are using Los Adaes as a field-training site.
Limewash Workshop
by Sarah Jackson
Updated: May 29, 2009
Published: May 28, 2009
The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) in partnership with Save Our Cemeteries, Inc. (SOC) will be holding a Limewash Workshop on June 13, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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