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TIL at a dig last month I was cleaning pottery wrong for like 5 years

A volunteer who used to work at a museum showed me you're supposed to dry brush first not wet scrub and I basically ruined a dozen sherds before she said something, has anyone else had that 'oh no' moment with their technique?
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the_derek
the_derek1mo ago
5 years" of wet scrubbing? That's rough, those poor sherds never stood a chance.
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maxm63
maxm631mo ago
Blame @the_derek for jinxing them, honestly. Those sherds never stood a chance.
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