About this lecture
Conservation in archeology is a practice that is undergoing a continuous evolution, both in principles and in techniques. This lecture illustrate the contribution that the CCA, Centro di Conservazione Archeologica, provided to this process during the last 30 years.
The conservation of the Arch of Septimus Severus in the Roman Forum and the complex of the Capitoline Museums in Rome, mosaics conservation in Israel, field conservation in Zeugma, Turkey, the conservation of the mosaic of the Transfiguration in the Monastery of Saint Catherine in Sinai, and the conservation program of the collection of prehistoric sculptures of Monteprama in Sardinia, Italy, are presented and critically reviewed.
Speaker(s): Roberto Nardi
Date: March 19th, 2012
Location(s): Courtyard by Marriott, Santa Fe (New Mexico), United States
Organizing Institution(s): Archaeological Institute of America / Samuel Kress Foundation