Course on Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage in the Asia - Pacific Region: research, analysis and preservation of archaeological sites and remains
11 September – 11 October 2006

11 September. The seventh course on preservation and restoration of cultural heritage in the Asia - Pacific region started on 11 September in Nara, Japan.

The four week course is taking place at ACCU Nara-Cultural Heritage Protection Cooperation Office, Japan and was jointly organized by Bunkacho (Agency for Cultural Affairs in Japan), and ACCU (Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO), in collaboration with ICCROM.

The programme is also supported by Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Japanese National Commission for UNESCO; Nara Prefectural Government and Nara Municipal Government

The course dealt with: the recording and analytical methods for archaeological features and relics; the principles and methodologies of preservation of archaeological sites; and the development and utilization of  archaeological sites. It also provided participants with an opportunity to network with colleagues from the region and share experiences. 

Participants

• Eunjeong Chang, National Museum of Korea, Republic of Korea
• Maksat Hojammayev, The State Historical-Cultural reserve <NISA>, Turkmenistan
• Saeedh Hosseini, Iranian Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization ( ICHTO), Iran
• Adnan Jusoh, Departmant of  National Heritage, Malaysia
• Jason Lebehn, Pohnpei State Government, Micronesia
• Natsir Mohammad, Ministry of  Cultural and Tourism, Indonesia
• Batbold Natsag, Institute of Archaeology, Mongolia
• Viet Cuong Nguyen, Department of Cultural Heritage, Viet Nam
• Sina Soonaalofa Ah Poe, Ministry of Education Sports & Culture, Samoa
• Tahir Saeed, Ministry of Culture, Department of Archeology & Museums, Pakistan
• Saraswati Singh, Department of Archaeology, Nepal
• Tech Srun, Apsara Authority, Cambodia
• Vasant Kumar Swarnkar, Archaeological Survey of India, India
• Joanna Wylie, New Zealand Historic Places Trust Pouhere Taonga, New Zealand
• Ahmad Zameer, National Centre for Linguistic and Historical Research, Maldives

Membre States represented: Cambodia, India, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Viet Nam

updated on: 13 April, 2010