How do archaeologists preserve artifacts?

Harvard Professor Peter Der Manuelian explains the development of modern scientific archaeology and the challenges of conserving and sharing expedition documents. From our online course, "Pyramids of Giza: Ancient Egyptian Art and Archaeology": https://www.edx.org/course/pyramids-of-giza-ancient-egyptian-art-and-archaeology-4?utm_source=social&utm_medium=partner-marketing&utm_content=youtube-harvardx&utm_campaign=harvardx – Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKJyv_uNh3LhYFKmwaB63bA?sub_confirmation=1 – Sign up for emails about new courses: https://harvardx.link/email – HarvardX courses on edX: https://www.edx.org/school/harvardx – Harvard University's online courses: https://online-learning.harvard.edu/ HarvardX empowers the faculty of Harvard University to create high-quality online courses in subjects ranging from computer science to history, education, and religion.