“Spot Tests for Material Characterization” workshop for July 2010-Turkey

"Spot Tests for Material Characterization" workshop for July 2010 To
be held in the new conservation laboratory at Kaman-Kalehoyuk
excavation, Turkey, by Nancy Odegaard and Scott Carrlee (formerly
Scott Carroll) from July 5 to July 8, 2010 (4 days). Kaman-Kalehoyuk
is located approximately 3 hours by automobile southeast from Ankara.
The workshop will be hosted by the Japanese Institute of Anatolian
Archaeology, sponsored by the Middle Eastern Culture Center in Japan
(MECCJ), (Tokyo). A maximum of 12 participants can be accepted. This
four day course provides conservators and other professionals with a
"tool kit" of practical tests for materials characterization, useful
for research and examination of artifacts. The instructors use their
text Material Characterization Tests for Objects of Art and
Archaeology (2005). The course takes a hands-on approach and most of
the course time will be spent by the participants preparing and
executing characterization tests in a lab setting. Curriculum will
include:
• micro-sampling techniques such as electrolysis of minute amounts of
artifact material onto filter paper • testing organic artifact
materials such as proteins, cellulosics, and plastics • testing
inorganic artifact materials such as metals and minerals • testing of
contextual materials such as surface deposits, stains, and soils
• background in the chemical processes and reaction stages used in
each test
• interpretation of test results The workshop will be held in the
English language and therefore fluency in English is required of the
participants. We anticipate that this workshop will be of particular
interest to conservators and archaeologists working in Turkey although
people who are working in other countries may also attend. Tuition is
820$, room and board is included in this cost. Payment in advance will
be required in order to hold your place in the workshop that will be
carried out by bank draft (wired) to Tokyo. Visas are required of
non-Turkish citizens to attend the course and must be applied for in
December 2009. Participants will be required to bring a few supplies,
including the publication Material Characterization Tests for Objects
of Art and Archaeology, by Nancy Odegaard, Scott Carroll, and Werner
Zimmt, Archetype Publications, 2nd ed., 2005. Please contact Alice
Boccia Paterakis for further information. To register for the course
please send your c.v. and a letter of interest to the email address
below as soon as possible. Your place in the workshop will be secured
once payment has been received in Tokyo. Further details regarding
payment procedure will be provided upon request. Those who are not
already planning to be working in Turkey in July 2010 will have to
apply for a visa in December 2009 so time is short. The cost of the
visa varies according to nationality. Alice Boccia Paterakis
Director of Conservation Kaman-Kalehoyuk Excavation Japanese Institute
of Anatolian Archaeology Turkey Email: alicepaterakis@yahoo.com