About this lecture
Roberto Nardi explores developments in the field of archaeological conservation, especially in regards to documentation and the study of monuments, preventive conservation, training, and public outreach. Conservation in archeology is a practice that is undergoing a continuous evolution, both in principles and in techniques. This presentation illustrated the contribution that the Centro di Conservazione Archeologica (CCA) of Rome provided to this process during the last 30 years.
The conservation of the arch of Septimus Severus in the Roman Forum and of the Capitoline Museums in Rome, the mosaics conservation in Israel, the field conservation in Zeugma, Turkey, the conservation of the mosaic of the Trasfiguration in the monastery of Saint Catherine in Sinai, the conservation program of the collection of prehistoric sculptures of Monteprama in Sardinia, Italy, were presented and critically reviewed.
Speaker(s): Roberto Nardi
Date: October 27th, 2010
Location(s): Randolph College, Lynchburg, United States
Organizing Institution(s): Archaeological Institute of America / Samuel Kress Foundation / Randolph College Dept. of Classics