Evaluation of Scholarly Sources

This post will address scholarly resources that I found that complement my controversy on the risk of Pompeii's collapse and the importance of conservation. The first one is an excerpt from an article titled "From the Trenches" in the journal Archaeology. The second article, "Preserving a Legacy" is less directly related to Pompeii, but is a journal that documents the process of conservation.

Ratcliff, Trey. "Storm Approaching Pompeii" July 28th, 2006 via Flickr
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"From the Trenches"

It's purpose is to inform the reader on new tools and ways archaeology is being used to further analyze historic sites. It is published through the Archaeological Institute of America and is a peer-reviewed academic journal. It quotes major project directors and an archaeological superintendent. However, since this is only about a page in the magazine, no bibliography is immediately given. The author is Jarrett A Lobell, the Executive Editor at Archaeology. The intended audience is readers of the magazine, so people who care about archaeology and history. I found it through the JSTOR website. It's a very short article, but has some scholarly support.

The City Project, "David Alfaro's America Tropical". August 1st, 2005 via Flickr
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"Preserving a Legacy"

The purpose of this scholarly journal is to document The Getty Conservation Institute's project to conserve the mural "América Tropical" by artist David Alfaro Siqueiro. The journal, titled the Getty Research Journal, is published though the University of Chicago Press on behalf of the J. Paul Getty trust. It has a list of sources cited, including writings about the mural, other papers written about the mural from separate authors, and papers about the type of imaging used on-site to help with the conservation process. The authors are Emily MacDonald-Korth and Leslie Rainer, both painting and wall-conservators for the Getty. The intended audience would be readers of the Getty Research Journal, so most likely people who care about the arts. I found it through the JSTOR scholarly database.