Internships at Agora excavations

3 Archaeological Conservation Summer Internships
American School of Classical Studies at Athens, Agora Excavations

The ASCSA, Agora Excavations are offering 3 Archaeological
Conservation Internships for the 2009 summer excavations.

The internships will give students an opportunity to treat freshly
excavated archaeological finds and to participate in an active
on-site conservation laboratory. An introduction to the
re-treatment, preventive and long-term care of archaeological
collections will also be provided. For more information about the
excavation please see the Agora Excavations website:
<URL:http://www.agathe.gr>

Applicants must currently be enrolled in a graduate or equivalent
conservation program. Successful candidates enrolled in North
American programs and American citizens enrolled in foreign programs
may be eligible for funding from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
Interns who do not qualify for or do not receive a Kress award are
required to provide their own funding.

Please send a letter of interest, a C.V. and two letters of
reference. Applicants should indicate in their letter their
preferred length of internship with a maximum of 9 weeks taking
place between early June and early August 2009. Reference letters
must be written on letterhead, signed and submitted in envelopes
sealed by the referees. Please mail all application materials as
hard copies, together in a single envelope, to

    Amandina Anastassiades
    Head of Conservation
    American School of Classical Studies at Athens
    Agora Excavations
    54 Souidias St.
    Athens 106 76
    Greece
    +30 210 33 10 963
    amandina<-a t->agathe< . >gr

Received applications will be acknowledged by email.

Application deadline: Monday November 10, 2008


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