At the Ferryland laboratory some objects receive complete conservation treatment, while others receive only the initial stages of a long process of conservation. At some point, all artifacts pass through the laboratory for cataloguing and documentation. Ferryland's on-site conservation laboratory. The laboratory is located on the second floor of the Colony of Avalon Interpretation Centre. At some point, all artifacts pass through the laboratory for cataloguing and documentation.
Conservation means all the actions taken to preserve cultural property.
Such persons have the practical knowledge of conservation without the formal training. The laboratory is equipped with a supply of water, fume extraction for solvents, chemical storage cabinet, a freeze drier for the conservation of organic materials, microscopes and lots of natural light. The space is divided into four working stations, which include cataloguing, iron and ceramic documentation, conservation stabilization and treatment, and a wet area for the aqueous cleaning of artifacts. Reproduced by permission of the Archaeology Unit, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland. The artifact assemblage includes both inorganic and organic materials.