Archaeological objects have lived long lives. Many have been made, used, reused, lost, discarded, found, cataloged, stored, studied, displayed, stolen, sold, and found again in an infinite variety of ways. Yet as archaeologists, we often focus on the first part of the story: the original life of the artifact that ends when it goes into the ground. Illustration follows this trend, often erasing markings and materials of the most recent life of these objects. As part of my research, I have been working to re-integrate these elements into my illustrations as important chapters in the lives of objects. From the assemblages of storage to remnants of outdated conservation techniques, the long history of artifacts may be even longer than we think.