International Archaeology Day (IAD), which is organized through the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), is celebrated every year on the third Saturday of October
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2020 SEASON The Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology (JIAA) expedition is seeking one or two conservation student interns for the month of July 2020. Priority will be given to students currently enrolled in a conservation program and those with little to no experience with archaeological conservation
I’m the Director of the NHHC Archaeology & Conservation Laboratory which is a part of the NHHC Underwater Archaeology (UA) Branch...The NHHC UA branch employs eight full-time archaeologists, two of which are archaeological conservators
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA seeks applicants for the position of Conservator of Archaeological Materials . This is a permanent full-time position eligible for benefits. RESPONSIBILITIES: The Conservator of Archaeological Materials is responsible for enhancing the protection and preservation of Colonial Williamsburg’s cultural assets by supervising the operation of the archaeological materials conservation laboratory
The Getty Conservation Institute ’s Buildings and Sites Department is seeking a Senior Project Specialist (Built/Archaeological Heritage) who will provide high-level professional conservation expertise to strategically advance conservation practice internationally in relation to archaeological site management
I am looking conservation related job in USA specially NY, NJ, Virginia and DC for me. I am an archaeological conservator who has been worked in the Department of Archaeology in Sri Lanka until last week. In 2010-11, I was the ‘Second Leon Levy Visiting Fellow in Archaeological Material Conservation’ at the Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. This fellowship is awarded to individuals interested in pursuing study related to the archaeological materials of the ancient world from western Mediterranean to China
Six-month Pre-graduate Program Conservation Internship National Museum of the American Indian Smithsonian Institution Individuals interested in entering conservation graduate program specializing in Native American ethnographic and archaeological objects: organic and inorganic materials. Requirements: Undergraduate degree in art, history, anthropology, or other field related to Native American ethnographic and archaeological material 3.0 GPA or better required
Mead interviews Gabriel Zuchtriegel, Director of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, and asks how preservation of the site can be made as exciting to the public as uncovering new discoveries. Zuchtriegel notes that: “It’s very important to explain that archaeology is very complex—from the excavation to the restoration to the exhibition, analysis, publication, and study. It’s important to make this transparent, and share it with the public, so that people understand that archaeology is not about treasures and precious objects—that’s only a small part
She has been integral in the process of upgrading the previous Archaeological Discussion Group into the Network we have today...I have also worked as both an archaeologist and conservator at archaeological sites in Kenya, Greece, and Turkey."