First Aid Kit on the handling and treatment of archaeological material

Objectives

The course aimed at building national capacity in preserving Jordan's heritage by addressing the first steps in handling the objects found during archaeological excavations, archaeological assemblages and laboratory analysis.

Results

The six-day course, managed by the Institut Français pour l'Archéologie du Proche-Orient (IFAPO) and supervised by the UNESCO Office in Amman, took place in Irbid in May 1999. Destined for those involved in archaeological field work, the course gathered inspectors from the Department of Antiquities, museum curators and post-graduate students from various universities in Jordan. In total it was attended by 22 participants.

The course combined lectures at IFAPO and practical on-site demonstrations in Jerash and at the IAA laboratories in Irbid. Participants evaluated positively the practical approach and stressed the need for a longer and repeated course on the same subject.