Dates: 1 - 26 October 2007

Place: Butrint National Park, Albania

Organisation:

• ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property)
• Butrint National Park
• Butrint Foundation
• UNESCO Venice Office - BRESCE

Course description
As a follow-up to the courses in archaeological conservation held in Belgrade in 2004, at Diana-Karatas in 2005, and at Sirmium in 2006, this fourth regional course will focus on the context analysis, diagnosis, and conservation treatments used in situ in archaeological sites. Using the Butrint National Park as a reference, the course will initially provide an overview of principles of archaeological conservation and management. Using four specific case-studies within the site, the course will then focus on the characteristics of archaeological materials (specifically brick, stone and decorative elements) and their alteration and decay. The case studies will be used to propose methods and practical interdisciplinary tools for conservation.  These methods and tools will then be applied in a limited scope within the case studies. 

Objective
By the end of the course, the participants will have a better understanding of the methods and techniques available for specific diagnosis stone, brick and related materials within archaeological sites, and the elements required to propose conservation treatments, based on ethical and practical considerations.

Course methodology
The course has an intensive programme including a combination of lectures, discussions, practical work on site, and study visits to other heritage sites in the region on the weekends. The participants will have direct hands-on practice on specific treatments, which will be useful for conservation in other sites. At the end of the course, the participants will produce small reports of their case-studies.

Participants
The course is open to a maximum of 16 participants actively involved in the conservation and preservation of archaeological heritage in South-East Europe. Participants will be selected from among the following professional backgrounds: archaeologists, architects, conservator-restorers, and site managers.

Applications will be accepted from the following countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia.

Working language: English

Scholarships
Participants from the following countries may be eligible for scholarships, covering accommodation, meals and local transportation depending on need: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.  The cost of travel from the participant’s home country to Tirana or Sarande is the responsibility of the participant.  Participants not from countries eligible for scholarships will be expected to cover their own expenses.

Application
Please use the ICCROM application form and send it by mail to the contact address below:

ICCROM – Sites Unit/SE Europe
Via di San Michele 13
I-00153, Rome, ITALY
Tel: +39 06 5855331
Fax: +39 06 58553349
Email: sites (at) iccrom.org

Application deadline: 20 June 2007

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updated on: 13 April, 2010