The conservation management of historic metals consists of the identification and documentation of the cultural resources, development of the historic context and statement of significance, assessment of condition, the development and evaluation of various treatment options, and the development of a conservation management plan which includes preventive conservation, treatment, and monitoring. Although the course and demonstration project dealt mainly with the treatment of WWII guns, the work must be understood and undertaken as part of the overall preservation process. One does not jump to treatment options without understanding what the resource is and why it is worthy of preservation. The course workbook included a number of new background notes on the British armament trade with Japan, Japanese coastal defense strategy in Micronesia, the Pacific War in Micronesia, recording coastal defense guns and emplacements, writing conservation management plans, and some of the different guns used and still existent in Micronesia.
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