Talk:Conservation and restoration of ancient Greek pottery

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Hi Nicole, I think you have a great outline, full of detail for visitors who have little to no knowledge about Greek pottery. I like that the online follows a chronological order of the object's life cycle. I am curious to see in your draft if there are other techniques used in preventative conservation in other countries outside the US? If there are notable differences I would recommend breaking this out into another header or subcategory here. Have you come across any ethical concerns for this category of pottery? Another thing to consider would be to move the "see also" section as simple referrals within the text of this article and link it to these outside pages. For the final, I think you have a great selection of images you can add to this page! Looking forward to seeing your next draft! --KatyAleecia37 (talk) 22:17, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, Katy! I didn't think about looking at sources from other countries for preventative care or treatment. I'll see what I can find. If you have any ideas or know of any good resources, please let me know! And good question about ethical concerns. I do want to address the change in philosophy and approaches. I plan on discussing it in the history section. But I'll have to be careful to stay "encyclopedic" and just state the facts. And yes, there are lots of great images available. It will be tough to choose just a few! --NicoleStribs (talk) 01:06, 3 April 2017 (UTC)

Nicole,

This is a very interesting topic, and the outline is very interesting. I especially like how you mentioned the history of conservation approaches since people usually think of conservation as a “modern” invention and not as ancient as you mentioned. I also found out about this little information when I was researching my own topic as well. I am surprised that you mentioned minerals here. Then again, I know very little about ancient Greek pottery. I really like the detailed approach in the outline. I also like your use of the external links, I cannot wait to read this article. Pierre.Guirguis (talk) 13:56, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, Pierre! I'm definitely not an expert, but what I've learned so far indicates that the mineral make up of the clay, as well as the ground, if it was buried, can affect the condition and possibly the treatment of the pottery. I may revise and not keep minerals as a separate section, but they will definitely be mentioned. --NicoleStribs (talk) 01:06, 3 April 2017 (UTC)