JHAM’s student staff member Dane has been busy rehousing the museum’s collection of Cypriot ceramic sherds. Rehousing these sherds became a priority this semester when JHU’s freshman seminar course Archaeology at the Crossroads: The Ancient Eastern Mediterranean through Objects in the JHU Archaeological Museum requested to use many of these artifacts for teaching purposes.
Students in the course work hands-on with the artifacts in the museum as they learn about cultural interaction in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Late Bronze Age. Rehousing these artifacts ensures that minimal handling is needed to study these artifacts, thereby reducing any unnecessary risks for the artifacts.