Position at Kaman Kalehoyuk excavation

Archaeological Field Conservator
Kaman Kalehoyuk excavation
Turkey

The Kaman-Kalehoyuk archaeological excavation in Central Turkey is
seeking a Field Conservator for the months of July, August, and
September in 2011. The excavation is run by the Japanese Institute
of Anatolian Archaeology that is sponsored by the Middle Eastern
Culture Center in Japan (MECCJ), a research institute based in
Tokyo. The Kaman-Kalehoyuk excavation has been running annually
since 1986. In 2009 excavation of two new mound sites commenced,
Yassihoyuk and Buklukale, located 20-30 km from Kaman. The primary
cultural levels are Hittite, Phrygian, and Islamic. The Field
Conservator will manage an active conservation program including the
training of two conservation student interns (of 6-week duration),
supervision of their laboratory research projects, lifting and first
aid operations in the field, processing and treatment of artifacts,
digital imaging, database documentation, and artifact condition
surveys. The conservation laboratory moved into new facilities in
2009. The well-equipped conservation lab and comfortable living
facilities compensate the long workday (starting at 5:00 am). The
Field Conservator has the opportunity to collaborate with an
international team of archaeologists, osteoarchaeologists,
archaeobotanists, etc. In 2011 the Field Conservator may be involved
in the relocation of objects from the old storage to new storage.
The new Kalehoyuk Archaeological Museum opened to the public in July
2010.

Applicants must be fluent in English, have a degree in conservation
or the equivalent, and a minimum of two seasons experience on an
archaeological excavation. Interested applicants should contact
Alice Boccia Paterakis. Information on salary and working conditions
will be provided. Please send your Curriculum vitae and a list of
three references by November 25, 2010, preferably as attachments to
email. A decision will be made in December 2010 at which time visa
applications are submitted.

Alice Boccia Paterakis
Director of Conservation
Kaman-Kalehoyuk excavation
Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology
Turkey


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