NCPTT

In 1996, a proposal entitled “Use of Remote Sensing Images to Evaluate and Monitor the Condition of Prehistoric Earthen Structures” was submitted the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training by the Society for American Archaeology.
The intent of the proposed research was to use historic aerial photographs to evaluate the effectiveness of using them [...]

On June 12-14, 2008, in Savannah, Georgia, NCPTT and the Georgia State Municipal Cemeteries Association will host a half-day Cemetery Monument Conservation Basics workshop.

$695 per participant. Topics Will Include: Condition Assessments, Conservation Ethics, Protection, Cleaning, Stone Loss Repairs, Bases and Resetting, Adhesion & Reinforced Repair, Consolidation.

On September 29, NCPTT and the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program held a Cemetery Preservation Basics Workshop in Hot Springs, Ark.

Existing conditions documentation of archaeological structures can be cut by 60% and can improve the accuracy and fidelity of the documentation by using scanning technology. This would optimize valuable human and financial resources for archaeologist and preservation specialist working to save our ‘Vanishing Treasures’.

Mary Striegel and Jason Church of NCPTT conducted a comprehensive condition assessment and documentation of the Macomb and the U.S. Arsenal Monuments in Washington, DC’s, historic Congressional Cemetery.

NCPTT has partnered with the National Park Service Historic Preservation Training Center to provide for the assessment, repair, and conservation of the Arsenal and Macomb Monuments located within Congressional Cemetery.