Olivia Haslam

Assistant Archaeological Conservator

Latest from Olivia Haslam

The Mystery of the Frankenphora
- Collections
- Conservation
- Cultural Heritage
June 4, 2022

Amphorae are terracotta containers used for trade as their unique shape allowed them to fit snugly together in a ship’s hull. Since the Neolithic period, this shape has been in use and migrated to Europe during the first millennium BCE.
USS Monitor Wellington Boot Re-Treatment
- Conservation
- USS Monitor
May 20, 2022

This treatment is a “re-treatment.” Occasionally, we’ll have an object that needs to be re-treated for various reasons. In this case, the Wellington boot was on display in our Monitor Center gallery. It is one of two boots from USS Monitor excavated from the turret and is the most complete of the pair.