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    "ocrText": "OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES\nFIRSTIAID MEASURES\noften can be made from relatively minute fragnents. Movable\ncontents of value may be safeguarded by renoval to a better\nprotected place, especially if the building is in danger of\ncollapse.\nC. Archaeological Sites In most European countries numerous\nexcavations for archaeological study, both ancient and modioval,\nwill be encountered. These are often open areas containing only\nfoundations and trenches, and so may appear to contain very little\nof importance. :But nothing on an excavated site, however small\nand insignificant in appearance, is without importance to schol-\narship. Consequently it is desirable to post adequate guard\nover an excavation and its headquartors (which will contain in its\nstorerooms finds from the digs and in its files irreplaceable re-\nGOOD\ncords) to find the local inspector and the local guards; and to\nser\nlocate and keep watch over the antique dealers of the neighbor-\nhood, some of whom might take the opportunity of purloining or\nreceiving objects from the site. Baskets or trays of pottery\nfragments are especially important, being the chief means of\ndating the strata in excavations, and so must not be disturbed or\ndeprived of their labels. Earth strata are frequently so excavated\nas to expose them like successive steps. These, and mud brick\nwalls or rubble foundations, are often so fragile that they should\nnot be trodden upon. Partial restorations of columns, etc., are\noften set up rather insecurely in archaeological areas, and might\ncollapse with danger to life and limb if roughly handled. Frescoes\nin excavated tombs are especially fragile. Even a slight explosion\nof a flash-bulb may dislodge them from a wall. Hence if gunfire\nis still in the neighborhood, such frescoes should be protected\nby shock absorbent material, blankets and sandbags placed with a\nslight air space between them and the walls. Above all, men\nmust be cautioned against chipping off souvenirs, picking out\nmosaic tesserae or pieces of fresco, or even picking up carved-\nstone fragments or potsherds from the ground.\nd. Paintings on Canvas and Wood Wi th paintings as with\nother movable objects, protection of those in reasonably good\ncondition should be undertaken before those badly damaged are\ncollected and salvaged. If there is possible danger from explosion\n(as of artillery or mines), unharmed paintings should be placed\npaint side against a blanket covered solid surface. Where paint-\nings have to be moved for safekeeping or protection, those in good\ncondition should be transported, in frames if possible, to a safe\nplace. Those already damaged should be carefully carted in a\nhorizontal position and stored in a safe place until the attention\nof an expert can be given them.\n-21-\nEH"
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