Douglas Scott

Colorado Mesa University, Education, Adjunct

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Battlefield and conflict archaeologist that with my work at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in 1984. I also work as a forensic archaeologist. I a past president of the Society for Historical Archaeology, on the Register of Professional Archaeologists, and a Fellow in the General Section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
Address: Grand Junction, Colorado, United States

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Copper and Bronze in Art: Corrosion, Colorants, Conservation

Studies in Conservation, 2002

The Getty Conservation Institute works internation ally to advance conservation in the visual art... more The Getty Conservation Institute works internation ally to advance conservation in the visual arts. The Institute serves the conservation community through scientific research, education and training, model field projects, and the dissemination of information. The Institute is a program of the J. Paul Getty Trust, an international cultural and philanthropic institution devoted to the visual arts and the humanities. Cover: Statuette of a Dead Youth [detail]. Greek, ca. 480-460 B.c.E. Bronze with copper inlays. Malibu, J. Paul Getty Museum (86.AB.530). Frontispiece: Miniature Portrait Bust of a Woman. Roman, 25 B.C.E.-25 CE. Bronze with glass-paste inlay. Before conservation treatment. Malibu, J. Paul Getty Museum (84.AB.59). Title page: Miniature Portrait Bust of a Woman. After conservation treatment. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Scott, David A. Copper and bronze in art : corrosion, colorants, conservation / David A. Scott. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index.

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British Pattern 1756 Long Land Musket Bullet Performance: A Live-Fire Experimental Study to Validate Known Bullet-Struck Objects from the First Day of the American Revolution

Privately published, 2024

This live-fire experiment was conducted to determine if we could replicate spherical ball-damaged... more This live-fire experiment was conducted to determine if we could replicate spherical ball-damaged objects surviving from April 19, 1775, the first day of the American Revolution. The standing structures damaged by gun fire on April 19 now exist amidst a modern built and modified landscape. However, those buildings and places still remain and anchor us to that past by their very existence. These places, Elisha Jones’ shed, Munroe Tavern, Buckman Tavern, Marrett Munroe house, Jason Russell house, and other preserved artifacts have become “hallowed” because they either still stand or exist in collections.

$Figure 52. The bust after the immediate cavitation ceased. The red areas are synthetic blood oozing fron the fractured skull.$

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Firearm Bullet Performance: Phase II, Live-Fire Experimental Study for Archaeological Interpretation

Privately published, 2024

The revised results of this live-fire experiment with colonial, Revolutionary War, and American C... more The revised results of this live-fire experiment with colonial, Revolutionary War, and American Civil War firearms add to the investigation of late pre-modern gun use and enhance our previous work on colonial-era firearms (Scott et al. revised 2024). To determine what happens when large-caliber lead balls, shot, and conical bullets were used in combat or hunting we observed impacts of experimentally fired projectiles into ballistic gelatin, an accepted tissue simulant with end coverings to simulate clothing of the era, and into a sand backstop. Projectile deformation associated with varied ranges were catalogued. The results of these experiments will permit archaeologists to better interpret recovered projectiles.

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Colonial Era Firearm Bullet Performance: A Live-Fire Experimental Study for Archaeological Interpretation, Revise

Privately published, 2024

This report details and revises the results of live fire study of American Revolution era shoulde... more This report details and revises the results of live fire study of American Revolution era shoulder fired weapons. The shooting recovered the fired bullets, and the effects of impact are documented and discussed. The study also used ballistic gelatin tissue simulant and the results of bullets entering and passing through the gelatin are discussed in detail.

format_quoteThe experiment collected significant data on muzzle velocity, bullet penetration, and deformation from colonial firearms, contributing to understanding historical weapon use.format_quote

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