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I was brushing off pottery shards for years before a dig in Cyprus changed my mind
I always thought cleaning finds with a stiff brush was the right first step, but a senior archaeologist on site saw me doing it and said, 'You're scrubbing away the micro-residue we need for analysis.' Now I use a soft brush and distilled water for the initial clean. Has anyone else had a basic field method they had to unlearn?
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mason_craig347mo ago
Yeah, but isn't distilled water a bit risky for some materials? I was told it can leach salts out.
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matthewgonzalez7mo ago
Remember my buddy's old pipes?
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grant8267mo ago
Yeah, the part about leaching salts is real. I saw a forum post from a plumber who said distilled water can pull stuff out of old solder and brass if it sits in the pipes too long. He said it's mostly a worry for systems that sit unused for weeks.
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