Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology (JIAA)

Kaman, Kırşehir, Türkiye

 

July 7 to July 11, 2025

 

This workshop will cover the retrieval of artifacts from the ground and follow those artifacts through the processes of documentation, examination, cleaning, consolidation, reconstruction, restoration, storage, and museum display. Preventive conservation and the use of sustainable materials will be emphasized throughout the workshop.

 

Instructor: Alice Boccia Paterakis

Director of Conservation, Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology

 

Eligibility Requirements:

 

• Currently enrolled in a university program (undergraduate or graduate) in Turkey

        for cultural heritage conservation or a related field (such as archaeology)

• Fluency in English (all instruction will be in English)

 

 

Enrollment Fee:

350$ or 13.000 TL per person

 

Room and board will be provided by the JIAA.

Participants will need to arrange their own travel to Kaman and should arrive at the JIAA on the evening of July 6 and arrange to depart on July 12.

 

Please submit an email to Alice Boccia Paterakis expressing your interest with your c.v. attached that includes your degree of English proficiency. A Zoom interview will be part of the application process. Only a limited number of applicants may be accepted due to constraints in accommodation.

 

Deadline for applications: June 1, 2025

 

For more information, please contact Alice Boccia Paterakis

alicepaterakis@gmail.com