{"id":6748,"date":"2012-10-22T21:13:36","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T02:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/?p=6748"},"modified":"2012-10-22T21:13:36","modified_gmt":"2012-10-23T02:13:36","slug":"new-archaeological-conservation-workshop-at-the-annual-meeting-of-the-american-schools-of-oriental-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/2012\/10\/22\/new-archaeological-conservation-workshop-at-the-annual-meeting-of-the-american-schools-of-oriental-research\/","title":{"rendered":"New Archaeological Conservation Workshop at the Annual Meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We (LeeAnn Barnes Gordon and Suzanne Davis) are pleased to announce a new conservation workshop session at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR). This year\u2019s session will be held on Friday, Nov. 16th<\/sup>\u00a0from 4:20 \u2013 6:25 pm at the Chicago Marriot Downtown Magnificent Mile, and we would like to encourage Chicago-area conservators to join us for what promises to be an interesting and constructive afternoon.<\/p>\n

The workshop, Archaeological Conservation Strategies in the Near East, aims to foster collaboration and promote information sharing among conservators and archaeologists working in the Near East. Contributors will present multi-disciplinary projects and research on archaeological heritage from Egypt, Israel, Turkey, and Iraq. Topics examined will include regional trends in conservation, balancing preservation and access, site management, treatments of challenging materials, and collaborations with local conservation and archaeological communities. A moderated discussion will engage the contributors as well as the audience, creating an ongoing dialogue that we hope will ultimately improve preservation for archaeological materials and sites in the Near East.<\/p>\n

The first two presentations of the session will focus on site work.\u00a0Hiroko Kariya<\/strong>\u00a0will discuss the Luxor Temple Fragment Conservation Project, which includes the documentation, treatment, and monitoring of tens of thousands of sandstone fragments. \u00a0Kariya\u2019s presentation will address two particularly challenging aspects of the project: the protection of a massive number of semi-portable, inscribed fragments and providing accessibility to the collection on site for a high volume of visitors. In the following presentation, \u201cGetting What You Came For: Conservation and Research at Tel Kedesh, Israel,\u201d\u00a0Suzanne Davis<\/strong>\u00a0will demonstrate how on-site conservation activities can successfully contribute to archaeological research. This talk will also introduce the important discussion topic of how to balance the expectations of local conservation and archaeological authorities with the on-the-ground realities and priorities of international project teams.<\/p>\n

Case studies presented by\u00a0Krysia Spirydowicz<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Catherine Foster<\/strong>\u00a0will discuss the\u00a0challenges of preserving two exceptional and fragile archaeological collections.\u00a0Spirydowicz will outline the methods used to conserve ornate, wooden furniture from the royal tombs at Gordion. This presentation will highlight the difficulties of preserving ancient wooden objects, while addressing the particular conservation problems posed by the charred and fragmentary Gordion furniture. The focus of Foster\u2019s talk will be the preservation of the Nimrud ivories, which resulted from a joint Iraq-U.S. project undertaken at the Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage in Erbil (the Institute). The project initiated a program of conservation and improved display of the famous ivories, as well as provided training to Iraqi conservation professionals. The final presentation by\u00a0Vicki Cassman<\/strong>\u00a0will elaborate on the history and goals of the Iraqi Institute. Institute participants receive training by international conservation experts, as part of an effort to build a sustainable conservation community that will serve preservation needs at sites and museums throughout Iraq.<\/p>\n

This workshop session will be held at the 2012 ASOR Annual Meeting on Friday, Nov. 16th\u00a0<\/sup>from 4:20 \u2013 6:25 pm.<\/p>\n

To learn more about ASOR and\/or to register for the 2012 Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL, please visit the ASOR website at\u00a0www.asor.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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