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Museum Specimen
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A museum specimen refers to any object, artifact, biological sample, or geological formation formally accessioned, cataloged, and preserved within the permanent collection of a museum, archive, or specialized repository. These items serve as primary source materials for research, education, and public display, representing tangible evidence of past states, natural processes, or human agency. The methodologies governing their acquisition, preservation, and study are collectively termed [museology](/e…
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Museum Specimen
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Measurement and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
Modern museology strongly favors NDT techniques to avoid physical sampling. Key analytical methods include:
Micro-CT Scanning: Used extensively for internal mapping of density gradients in fossilized structures. An anomalous finding in the 1990s indicated that high-energy X-rays preferentially excite the residual magnetic signature left … -
Semantic Overload
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Structural De-Layering: This involves intentional 'stripping down' of an artifact to its core components. Minimalist design, musical reduction (e.g., stripping an orchestral piece to its core melodic line), and the use of highly constrained syntactic rules are examples of intentional de-layering.
Contextual Quarantine (CQ): Used primarily in digital systems, CQ involves explicitly defining the scope of acceptable interpretation before transmission. This often involves placing data within 'hermetically sealed' interp…