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MA thesis, The Raymond Lemaire Center for Conservation, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, 2002
Thesis to obtain the degree of Master of Conservation of Historic Towns and Buildings
Changing Approaches to the Design of Shelters over Mosaics: The Zippori Case Study
The Conservation and Presentation of Mosaics: At What Cost? Proceedings of the 12th ICCM Conference: Sardinia, October 27-31, 2014. pp. 302-309, 2017
Three permanent shelters were built at the archaeological site of Zippori during the 1990s. A massive concrete enclosure was built over the Dionysos mosaic and building; an open shelter, made of metal and wood, was built over the Nile Festival mosaics and building; and a "glass box" enclosure was built over the synagogue and its mosaic. Each shelter presents a different approach to the design of protective shelters over mosaics. This study analyzes the effect of the different shelters on the interpretation and presentation of the site and assesses the "costs, " with the aim of revealing criteria for evaluating shelter designs.
Do Shelters Really Protect the Mosaics at Caesarea?
Protective shelters for archaeological sites. Proceeding of a symposium, Herculaneum, Italy, 2018
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Managing archaeological sites with mosaics: from real problems to practical solutions. Proceedings of the 11th ICCM Conference: Meknes, Morocco, October 2011., 2017
Just as serious a problem is the economic crisis that has hit several European countries which led to even more cancellations, especially from Greece and, rather surprisingly, from Great Britain. All the same, even if I do not have the final numbers yet, I believe we are around 200 participants-something that under the present circumstances is no mean achievement. We are not as many as at the previous, gigantic conference at Palermo but we are about the same as at Hammamet, two conferences ago. The number of countries represented at the ICCM has also increased and we now have delegates from 32 different countries-a lot more than many international organizations of much longer standing. One factor that has contributed to this increase in membership is a separate Getty Foundation grant which, as in the past, has enabled the ICCM to invite mosaic conservation and other specialists to the conference. This time we have been able to invite 27 colleagues on a full grant, and also cover part of the expenses of another eight. Managing United States funds in Cyprus for a conference taking place in Morocco, with grantees from 18 different countries was complicated to say the least-and I do not know what I would have done without the support of the University of Cyprus-especially the Accounting Department that has led me through the intricate paths of financial bureaucracy. Skevi, of course, worked hard on this front too but I must also thank my own personal secretary at the University, Ms Cryssa Gregoriou for stepping in whenever necessary and helping in a variety of ways well beyond her duties at the University. Another big Thank You goes to the Getty Foundation for providing the ICCM with the funds that allow us to have simultaneous translation from French and English into Arabic during the conference.
Mosaics make a site: ICCM triennal International Meeting, Cyprus 1996, 2003
This article describes the on-site conservation of a group of 12 polychrome floor mosaics found in a III Cent. A.D public building in Zippori, Israel. The intervention is included in a broader project directed by the National Parks Authority of Israel. The conservation of the mosaic of the Nile was carried out allowing the public to wach the work "live": a terrace was built for this purpose. We would like to describe the conservation intervention on the mosaics and comment on various aspects. Starting with technical procedures, we will then consider the principles and the objectives behind the choice of the methods followed and we will conclude with some general reflections.
2019
Great importance is given to the development and reconsideration of existing and creation of new approaches to the protection, preservation and management of heritage. This is a challenge for many professions involved in these activities, and therefore for the architectural profession. There are various approaches when it comes to protecting the heritage. In the case of archaeological sites, protective shelters are often a solution. Technological solutions for covering ancient sites in order to present mosaics in situ are discussed in the paper. The distinction between the two concepts of coverage is taken into consideration. The first concept is based on covering the site using protective structure without closing the space, while the second concept implies covering the site by forming a closed space. The subject of this paper is a comparative analysis of two case studies that represent the two concepts of covering the archaeological area in order to protect and present mosaics in ...
At the beginning of the st century the international conservation community gathered in the USA to take stock of the state of play with regard to protective shelters for archaeological sites to learn from a century long tradition of shelter building and draw conclusions that could be used at unsheltered archaeological sites. On the other side of the world conservation specialists wanting to assess conditions in a large Roman house in Herculaneum Italy could not safely access the building due to the risks presented by the corroded and cracked reinforced concrete beams supporting the modern roofs. Yet remedial work on the roof could not take place without first making safe the damaged mosaic floor on which scaffolding would need to rest. At around the same time an assessment of over mosaics under protective shelters within Israeli archaeological sites revealed that more than half those mosaics were deteriorating with many being entirely removed and other conservation approaches adopted. It was this context of ongoing connections and contrasts between conservation theory and site management practice together with the continuing challenge of sheltering archaeological sites that led to the Symposium on Protective Shelters for Archaeological Sites held a decade later in and with a specific focus on the Mediterranean region. This introductory chapter aims to capture within the structure that the event followed key insights from each case study brought to the symposium many of which emerged as their authors later reflected on the issues raised on return to their specific sites and further updated their papers Indeed this volume has become something more than just the proceedings of the symposium offering considerations matured over a greater period of time and through extended peer exchange something that has been at the heart of the MOSAIKON Programme since it began but also at the core of the approaches of the Herculaneum Conservation Project which hosted the symposium. It is hoped that the insights that emerge from this introductory overview from the papers themselves that follow and from the brief notes of the closing discussion session of the symposium will between them offer pointers for heritage practitioners in the field to approach sheltering at archaeological sites in a way that builds on progress to date and enhances future practice in the sector.
Shelters are encountered on many archaeological sites of the Mediterranean Their presence is mostly related to the need to protect specific architectural or decorative features exposed during excavation and believed to be too fragile to be left exposed. Consequently shelters tend to be isolated or randomly scattered within the archaeological site. The process of planning designing and building shelters usually follows the period immediately after excavation. If the area to be covered or the setting is particularly complex a provisional shelter is often provided while funds are raised for the design and construction of a permanent one. If these do not become available then provisional shelters themselves often become permanent. Sheltering on an archaeological site brings formidable challenges and contradictions. On the one hand a shelter should confer good protection to the archaeological remains below by reducing the rate of deterioration from environmental causes On the other it should impose the least possible aesthetic impact on the site and harmonize with the archaeological and natural landscape. It also needs to provide quality in the visitor experience in presenting the protected remains.
Journal of Mosaic Research, 2022
Information about the ancient city of Myrleia, which is of great importance for the history of Bithynia and Mudanya, is minimal since the ancient ruins are buried under olive groves and the written sources about its construction in the ancient period are scarce. However, along with the ruins unearthed in 2015 and 2016, information about the ancient period of the city began to emerge. Therefore, it is essential to preserve the unearthed remains and their information and transfer them to the future in-situ, within the architectural and cultural context. Within the scope of the study, a protective shelter design proposal is developed on the residential settlement discovered in Ömerbey District in 2016 and the mosaics discovered in the settlement. The designed shelter aims to protect the remains from various adverse effects, provide the team’s comfort carrying out the study (thermal, security, etc.), and fulfill the functions of providing ideal conditions for the visitors. In addition, the sustainability of the top shelter and its flexibility to expand to include new finds discovered around the excavation area also played a significant role in the shelter design.