Welcome to our Skills Lab section. Here, it is CKP's intention to demonstrate through multi-media how we do what we do. CKP has a process for everything, called the "CKP Method". Every fossil group will have their own processes, we are just showing ours. We want to share everything we do from start to finish, we hope this section of our website is useful to a variety of viewers.

In each section, we will outline that process along with specific tools and materials used. There will be text, video, and links to the tools and materials.

5/29/2021 - Under Construction Now

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FOSSIL PROSPECTING

Our first scan of Shane using Artec LEO.

3D Scanning

Back at the lab, the skull has been unloaded and now we are exposing the left side. Katie is using a microblaster with baking soda to remove the sand matrix.

FOSSIL PREPARATION

Back at the lab, the skull has been unloaded and now we are exposing the left side. Katie is using a microblaster with baking soda to remove the sand matrix.

Utilizing Drone Technology in the Field and Lab

FOSSIL IDENTIFICATION and DOCUMENTATION

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Fossil Restoration

Preparing a Specimen for shipping.