Electrolytic Reduction (OER)
Channel: Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum -MDP-
Date: 2021-09-02

Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum's Head Conservator of the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory (MAC Lab), Nichole Doub, walks through the treatment process of electrolytic reduction and how it is used to conserve archaeologically recovered artifacts. Supplemental text is available for instructors with short prompts to support Maryland/NGSS learning standards on OER Commons at https://www.oercommons.org/courses/electrolytic-reduction-for-artifact-conservation

This resource is part of JPPM's open educational resources project providing education content from our in-house educators, horticulturalists, curators, and conservationists at our 560-acre public park. The grounds have provided a home for different peoples for over 10,000 years and include extensive archaeological sites, multiple ecosystems, and a 1930s farmstead designed by architect Gertrude Sawyer for the park's namesake, Jefferson Patterson. All original materials by Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.