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Each time I hear the--pejorative--term “dusty archives,” I cringe.
Most people don't realize that what they call dust, dirt, damage are in fact clues and traces of the past.
A thread with some examples of #ArchivalWaste 1/
Most people don't realize that what they call dust, dirt, damage are in fact clues and traces of the past.
A thread with some examples of #ArchivalWaste 1/
Palaeoproteomic analysis of a stained medieval birth girdle showed that this parchment was actively used during birth in a talismanic, apotropaic way.
Trying to decipher only the symbols on it obscures the intensely human aspect of this item. 2/
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…
Trying to decipher only the symbols on it obscures the intensely human aspect of this item. 2/
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…
Manuscripts that had lost their visible ink or had turned black because of exposure to elements can now be read with multispectral imaging. 3/
gizmodo.com/how-historians…
gizmodo.com/how-historians…
