18. Carmen Gütschow: Archaeological conservation

18. Carmen Gütschow: Archaeological conservationCarmen introduces the work of an archaeological conservator. She discusses the issues that arise in different materials, and the range of treatments and tools she uses. What are the pressures of conservation work on an archaeological site? And what does she do differently in Europe and the Middle East. As an expert in treating cuneiform tablets, Carmen explains about firing and salts. 3:03 what a conservator does4:23 ceramics7:38 organics and humidity8:54 metals11:40 work on an archaeological site versus work in a lab13:38 work in the Middle East16:23 cuneiform tablets17:42 firing tablets21:46 preserving original condition24:37 working in museumsCarmen’s book Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg/Excavation in Assur and Bakr Awa and Ninive in Iraq/Kurdistanhttps://www.assur.de/Themen/Ausgrabung/Assur2001/Konservierung/konservierung.htmlhttps://www.assur.de/Themen/Bakr_Awa/Restoration/body_restoration.htmlhttps://www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/ausgrabung-in-ninive-heilsbotschaft-aus-dem-alten-orient/25727444.htmlThe Shamlu Archaeological Mission (SAM) is part of the DFG Emmy Noether project "Flight - Migration - Interaction. Artefact related diversity in Ancient Near Eastern contexts of the 3rd and 2nd millennium BC" LMU/ Iran. Das elamische Archiv aus Goshtaspi. Staatliche VerwaltungSippar library/ Baghdad, Iraq. „Electronic Babylonian Literature“ (Professor Enrique Jiménez). Hilprecht collection, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena • https://www.oriindufa.uni-jena.de/keilschrift• https://iaassyriology.com/congratulations-winner-of-the-second-iaa-dissertation-prize/• https://www.harrassowitz-verlag.de/dzo/artikel/201/91_201.pdf?t=1408373297DAI  /Uruk-Warka collection, Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg• iDAI.publications: publications.dainst.org › efb › article › download• https://lens.idai.world/?url=/repository/eDAI-F_2020-3/eDAI-F_VanEss.xmlBöhl-Collection NINO /Leiden, Netherlands• http://www.nino-leiden.nl/collections/de-liagre-bohl-collection• http://www.nino-leiden.nl/message/pilot-restoration-of-clay-tablets-in-the-bohl-collectionVAM Berlin “Das Vorprojekt BABylo-tec”. Erinnerung an das ende der deutschen Babylon- ExpeditionMuseum of Islamic art Berlin/ Afghanistan. A museum project in Herat Afghanistan• http://ancient-herat.de/category/herat_pdf_en/• http://ancient-herat.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/00b-Showcasing-History-Realisation-of-a-Vision-D.pdf•https://www.academia.edu/30106499/Herat_Through_Time_The_Collections_of_the_Herat_Museum_and_Archive_Ancient_Herat_Vol_3_Berlin_2016_extractsMuseum of Islamic art Berlin/ Karachi, Pakistan. A project and exhibition in KarachiA new museum project in Yazd• https://www.smb.museum/museen-einrichtungen/museum-fuer-islamische-kunst/sammeln-forschen/forschung-kooperation/iran-the-provincial-museum-yazd-national-museum-teheran/• https://www.bundeskunsthalle.de/forschungsprojekte/iran.html• https://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/Iran• https://www.welcometoiran.com/german-institute-to-help-set-up-museum/Music by Ruba HillawiWebsite: http://wedgepod.orgYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgw Email: [email protected] Twitter: @wedge_pod  Patreon: htt