Saving the Stones-An Internship in Historical and Archaeological Conservation 

International Conservation Center, Old Acre / Israel Antiquities Authority

Saving the Stones is a five-month training internship in historical and archaeological conservation run by the International Conservation Center, a project of the Israel Antiquities Authority in Old Acre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Through lectures, workshops and study trips conducted by archaeologists and conservators from the Israel Antiquities Authority, interns learn the theory and techniques of conservation of archaeological sites.

Study trips include:
- Urban Conservation in Tsfat
- Preserving King Herod's Palace at Masada 
- Ancient Synagogues in the Eastern Galilee and Golan Heights 
- IAA's Conservation Laboratories 
- Mosaics at Tsipori 

Workshops include conducting conservation surveys and documentation of buildings and hands-on training in making mud bricks, stone carving historic plaster and mortars as well as metal conservation. Through work with the Israel Antiquities Authority, interns gain an introduction to the archeology of Israel and to the field preservation of cultural heritage. Each intern undertakes a conservation project, which can include historical research, documentation and surveys of monuments and sites around Acre or physical conservation work.

A walled seaside city, Acre is a unique example of late Ottoman urbanism with khans, baths, mosques and fountains of exceptional beauty. Beneath the Ottoman layer of the city--at times underground and times on the surface--we find the streets, tunnels, citadels and vaulted halls of a Crusader city, the Eleventh Century capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

Period:   September 5, 2010 - February 5, 2010

Application Deadline:    July 5, 2010

How to apply:    An application form is available in pdf at

http://www.antiquities.org.il/akko/images/registration-form.pdf

For more information, please contact Shelley-Anne Peleg, Director of the International Conservation Center at conservationcenter@akko.org.il .
Website:   http://www.antiquities.org.il/akko/