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2006-2007 is an im- tage List. It holds biennial symposiums. Contents portant transition pe- The next one will take place in Kazan, Ta- OWHC – Kazan, Russia ...... 1 riod for Field Projects. tarstan, Russia during June of 2007. Copan Stairway ...... 2 Management Planning ...... 2 Earthen Architecture ...... 3 Several projects are Terra 2008 ...... 4 coming to a close Evaluation, Past Treatments 4 while we are looking Digital Lab ...... 5 for new opportuni- Los Angeles Survey ...... 5 Grouts Research ...... 7 François LeBlanc ties to advance the Head of Field Projects Documentation Initiative .....7 fi eld of conservation China Initiative ...... 9 within the framework of the GCI’s For- The Kremlin in Kazan, Russia where the next world Southern African Rock Art . 10 ward Planning Strategy. Several staffs have Egypt, Valley of the Queens 10 conference of the Organization of World Heritage Mosaics Initiative ...... 11 left us this year to pursue personal goals. Cities will be held Mosaics - Tunisia ...... 11 These include Mary Hardy, Kathryn Welch Mosaics - Research ...... 12 Howe, Chris Seki, and Rick Miller. I have The GCI organized the scientifi c track of Iraq Cultural Heritage ...... 12 announced that I will retire in September the previous OWHC symposium in Cusco, UNITAR - Japan ...... 13 Values in management ...... 13 and the search for a new Head of Field Peru during 2005. At that time, the GCI GCI IMP ...... 14 Projects has already begun. New staffs experimented with two innovative ap- Graduate Interns ...... 15 are joining our team, namely conservators proaches. The fi rst one was to organize New Staff ...... 16 Catherine Myers and Aurora Ortega de a conference in three offi cial languages Publications, Reports ...... 16 Papers, lectures ...... 20 Torre and Élise Yakuboff who will be re- (English, French and Spanish) with more Guests and Visitors ...... 21 placing Chris Seki. than 1,000 participants and have them Support Staff ...... 22 all discuss the theme’s issues at tables of With all this in mind, the 2006 retrospec- 10 people. The second one was to offer a tive offers a bit more background informa- pre-conference course for newly elected tion than would usually be c alled for. Hope - mayors to introduce them to their new fully this will help new employees in Field responsibilities as mayors of a world heri- Projects as well as in other departments to tage city. The whole experience was quite better understand our projects and activi- successful. ties. As always, should you be interested in discussing these projects in more details, Based on the success of the above event, our Project Leaders and Managers will be the GCI accepted to organize the scientifi c delighted to talk with you. Please feel free component of the 9th world congress of to contact them directly. I hope that you the Organization of World Heritage Cit- Los Angeles City Hall, one of will fi nd the 2006 Field Projects Retro- ies, which will take place in Kazan, Rus- the city’s landmarks spective interesting and informative. sian Federation, June 19-23, 2007. The theme will be “Heritage and Economics”. OWHC – Kazan, Russia The GCI formed in May 2006 a Scientifi c Françoise Descamps, Project Manager Advisory Committee comprised of leading O t h e r G C I s t af f : J . M . Te u t o n i c o , F. L e B l a n c , C . economists and heritage professionals to Cancino, J. Cody, K. Louw and B. Weisblatt assist in steering the Congress scientifi c Consultant: Anna Sosnovski program: • Bruno Delas, Mission Culturelle, Mu- The Organization of World Heritage Cities nicipality of Lyon, France represents more than 200 cities that have • Christian Ost, ICHEC Business School, been nominated to UNESCO’s World Heri- Rector, Belgium GCI Information Center 1 • Eduardo Rojas, Sustainable Develop- ing a series of events and visits that broad- ment, Inter-American Development ened the delegation’s knowledge about the Bank, USA city. On June 24th the delegation was hon- • David Throsby, Division of Economics ored to attend Tatarstan’s major “Sabantuy” and Financial Studies, Univ. of Macqua- celebration at the Mayor’s hall in Kazan’s rie, Sydney, Australia Equestrian Center. On June 25th, the del- • Eugenio Yunis, Sustainable tourism, egation visited the historic Island of Sviajsk World Tourism Organization, Madrid, during an all-day excursion along the Volga Spain River. The delegation also visited Kazan’s Françoise Descamps, Other members of the Scientifi c Commit- Kremlin (World Heritage site). Project Manager for Man- tee include Denis Ricard and Lee Minai- agement Planning, Copan Hieroglyphic Stairway, dis (OWHC), Rassikh Sagitov (Kazan), J.M. Copan Stairway Retablo, and OWHC - Ka- Teutonico, F. LeBlanc, F. Descamps, J. Cody, Françoise Descamps, Project Manager zan projects and C. Cancino from GCI. Other GCI staff: T. Roby, S. Maekawa, V. Beltran, and V. Horton Such program will include four key presen- Graduate intern: B. Marcus tations, discussion sessions, as well as a strong student program, poster session, and In October 2006, project managers a pre-Congress Mayors workshop. GCI staff Françoise Descamps and Thomas Roby trav- undertook two planning trips to Kazan, Rus- eled to Copan to meet with the site director sian Federation in March and June 2006. and assess the condition of the Hieroglyphic Stairway after the replacement of the old During the June visit to Kazan, the GCI del- tarp. After their visit to the site, they met egation presented the Congress’ general with Dr. Darío Euraque, director of the Insti- program, key objectives and logistical chal- Copan Hieroglyphic Stair- tuto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia way during reconstruction lenges to Ms. Lyudmila Andreeva, Deputy in 1937 and with Dr. Rodolfo Pastor Fasquelle, Hon- Mayor of Kazan, and several key offi cials duran Minister of Culture, in Tegucigalpa to from Kazan. It also visited the venue of the present advanced copies of the Copan Re- Congress, a new conference center being port, in English and Spanish. Copyediting erected by Korston Hotel & Mall Company was carried out several times for the English and met with Korston representatives. Be- version of the report, and editing for the cause formal presentations regarding the Spanish version of the report. The report is Congress’ theme are limited to four keynote now published. speakers, the Advisory Committee decided to complement these presentations with analysis of case studies, presented as post- Management Planning ers, which will be exhibited throughout the (Formerly known as Joya de Céren) Congress. Françoise Descamps, Project Manager Other GCI staff V. Horton Copan Hieroglyphic Stair- Recognizing the crucial impact of tourism in Consultant: Carolina Castellanos way during temporary removal of its shelter in heritage preservation and its link with the 2003 economics of a World Heritage City, the Project Manager Françoise Descamps partic- Advisory Committee decided to organize ipated in the international conference “Con- a panel where mayors could talk about the servation in Changing Societies, Heritage & challenges associated with tourism and de- Development” in May 2006 and presented bate how best to confront those challeng- the case of Joya de Céren. The conference es. The panel will focus on the question “is was held at the Raymond Lemaire Centre for tourism enough?” Conservation in Leuven, Belgium. Françoise also worked closely with consultant Caro- The delegation met with representatives lina Castellanos meeting with offi cials from from various educational institutions to UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, prepare the students’ program, which will National Monuments of France, Canadian comprise an essay competition, poster dis- government, among others to discuss oper- plays and student discussions regarding the ating guidelines for world heritage sites, and Congress’ theme. other details. Currently, Françoise Descamps and Carolina Castellanos are in the process Study results and Conser- Throughout the delegation’s visit, the city of identifying possible case studies for the vation Proposals of Kazan was extremely helpful in organiz- Management Planning project.

2 Earthen Architecture ter. The three-day event, organized by the Mary Hardy, Project Manager GCI Earthen Architecture Initiative (EAI), Other GCI staff: C. Cancino, L. Rainer, G. brought together a select group of sixty-two Ostergren, C. Seki, K. Louw, V. Horton and international professionals with expertise in N. Swarts conservation, seismic retrofi tting methods, Consultant: Julio Vargas and earthen structure building standards. The colloquium was a forum for discussion The GCI Earthen Architecture Initiative is of key issues in preserving earthen cultural a multi-year effort that builds on previous heritage in the world’s seismic regions while work carried out under Project Terra, a ten- ensuring life-safety. year collaborative agreement between the Jeanne Marie Teutonico, Associate Director, Pro- GCI, ICCROM and CRATerre, which ended grams, actively contrib- in January 2006. As with Project Terra, the uted to the OWHC Kazan Symposium, Earthen Ar- goal of the GCI Earthen Architecture Initia- chitecture Initiative proj- tive is to further the study and conservation ects, as well as advising on of earthen architectural heritage worldwide all of Field Projects other Initiatives through activities in the areas of research, education, planning and implementation, and advocacy.

The GCI Earthen Architecture Initiative re- inforces the Getty’s priorities of education, access, and service through the specifi c ob- Mary Hardy speaking in the Getty Museum Lecture jective of the four project areas: Hall to experts participating to the GSAP symposium • A fundamental objective of the project’s Recent shake-table re- education component is to promote The colloquium was an extension of the search supported by the GCI have deepened earthen architecture as a fi eld of study Getty Seismic Adobe Project (1992–2002), understanding of how through development, testing and dis- which conducted research and testing that historic adobe structures semination of training methodologies has deepened understanding of how histor- perform in earthquakes and didactic materials, and through fac- ic adobe structures perform in earthquakes ulty development. and has led to the development of minimally • The aim of the research component is to invasive seismic strengthening methods. develop the conservation of earthen ar- chitecture as a science through laborato- Symposium and Mobile Work- ry and in-situ analysis and testing, iden- shop: “New Concepts in Seismic tifying existing gaps in the knowledge Strengthening of Historic Adobe and consequent research needs, and by Structures” bringing together experts in the fi eld to address these needs. In September, the GCI Earthen Architec- • The planning and implementation com- ture Initiative, in partnership with the Cali- Mary Hardy, Project Leader for the Earthen ponent aims to develop and promote fornia Preservation Foundation (CPF), the Architecture Initiative also integrated, interdisciplinary approaches California State Offi ce of Historic Preserva- contributed to the Iraq to conservation and management of tion (OHP), and US/ICOMOS sponsored a Training Initiative earthen architectural heritage, through symposium and mobile workshop entitled, the development, testing, implementa- “New Concepts in Seismic Strengthening tion and/or monitoring of conservation of Historic Adobe Structures”. The purpose methods and treatments. of the symposium was to raise awareness • Through the advocacy component, among California building offi cials and man- the GCI Earthen Architecture Initiative agers of historic properties about research aims to increase professional and pub- and shake-table tests carried out by the lic awareness about the conservation of GCI’s Getty Seismic Adobe Project (GSAP). earthen architectural heritage. An evening lecture open to the general pub- lic, “The Quest for Earthquake-Resistant Getty Seismic Adobe Project (GSAP) Construction in Europe and the Americas, 2006 Colloquium 1726-1908,” by architectural historian Ste- phen Tobriner rounded out the program and In April, the Getty Seismic Adobe Project reached out to a wider audience. 2006 Colloquium was held at the Getty Cen-

3 A short video of the GSAP shake table test- ing program has been posted on the Getty In February Jeanne Marie Teutonico, Mary website. In addition, three publications Hardy, and Leslie Rainer traveled to Mali to documenting the Getty Seismic Adobe Proj- investigate the possibilities of organizing the ect including a Spanish translation of the fi - 10th international conference on the study nal volume are now available as pdfs on the and conservation of earthen architecture in Getty website. partnership with the Mali Ministry of Cul- ture. During this mission, they met with the Morocco Building Standards for Minister of Culture of Mali, the Director of Earthen Architecture the National Museum, and staff from the Claudia Cancino, conser- Department of Cultural Patrimony. vation architect, was in- volved in various projects The GCI continued its participation on an of the Earthen Architec- international advisory committee working In October, the GCI organized the fi rst sci- ture Initiative, the OWHC entifi c committee meeting for the Tenth In- Symposium in Kazan and the Documentation Initia- ternational Conference on the Conservation tive of Earthen Architecture (Terra 2008). The international conference, organized by the GCI and the Mali Ministry of Culture, will be held in Bamako in February 2008, and will be the fi rst such meeting held in Africa. The international scientifi c committee met in Paris at the World Heritage Centre to de- velop the conference program and identify funding sources for participants from devel- Mexico, Cholula pyramid oping countries. where Maya wall paintings will be analyzed One of the hundreds of casbah in Morocco that are threatened by earthquakes and are in need of effec- Evaluation, Past Treatments tive conservation strategies (In collaboration with Mexico INAH) Claudia Cancino, Project Manager with the School of Engineering in Casa- Other GCI staff: G. Chiari, M. Hardy, L. Rainer, blanca, the National School of Architecture D. Carson and V. Horton in Rabat, and the Moroccan Ministries of Housing and Public Works to develop a set A partners meeting was held at Cholula and of standards for traditional earthen build- Mexico City as part of the project Evalua- ings in Morocco. It is expected that these tion of Past Treatments. The goal of this standards will serve as a model for other collaborative project with the Instituto Na- countries of the region that are seismically cional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) is active. to develop a model methodology for the documentation, condition survey, and fi eld Inside the Cholula pyramid Training and Education and laboratory testing appropriate to the evaluation of past conservation treatments In August the GCI Earthen Architecture Ini- on decorated surfaces in Mexico. During the tiative organized a four-day workshop in feasibility phase, which will extend through Lima, Peru that brought together 10 instruc- June 2007, the project will determine if this tors from Latin American institutions cur- methodology is applicable to the evaluation rently working with the GCI to develop di- of past treatments of the jointly defi ned sec- dactic materials specifi c to the conservation tors of Estrellas, Bebedores and/or Chapu- of earthen architecture and archaeological lines murals at Cholula, Puebla. sites in Latin America. The new materials are based on the teaching materials devel- The meetings took place at the site in Cholu- oped earlier by the GCI for use in the PAT 99 la, Puebla May 30th and 31st and at INAH- course held in Trujillo, Peru in 1999. Churubusco in Mexico City June 1st and 2nd. The objectives of the meeting were: Terra 2008 Mali Conference on Earthen Architecture • Defi ne and review project goals and Leslie Rainer, Project Manager methodology Evaluation of past treat- Other GCI staff: J.M. Teutonico, M. Hardy • Defi ne sectors of the murals where the ment 2006 report and K. Louw project will be focused

4 • Identify and analyze existing documen- Los Angeles Survey tation for jointly defi ned sectors Kathryn Welch Howe, Project Manager • Identify areas for material characteriza- Other GCI staff: J.M. Teutonico, K. Gaines, F. tion LeBlanc, C. Hahn, and N. Swarts • Condition recording form trial Consultants: National Trust for Historic • Prepare protocol for information man- Preservation (Frank Gilbert), Jones and Stokes agement (Rick Starzak), Lynne Kostman (Editor)

Digital Lab Since 2002, the GCI has provided staff and Rand Eppich, Project Manager assistance to help bring into being a com- Other GCI staff: R. Hibler-Kerr prehensive, citywide historic resource sur- vey in Los Angeles. The GCI has produced Rand Eppich manages the The Digital Lab supports activities and proj- publications dealing with survey methods Digital Lab and is Techni- ects from all departments in the GCI. and preservation incentives, worked ex- cal Editor for the Docu- mentation Handbook; he tensively with city offi cials, departments also taught recording and • Several videos were produced of fi eld and a broad based group of stakeholders, documentation techniques to educate Los Angeles city government on for various international project work: The wall painting conser- courses and is involved vation at Mogao, China (with Jeff Levin the purpose and benefi ts of the survey. The in the organization of the Los Angeles Historic Resource Survey Pub- ARIS-07 course with IC- and Lori Wong); The China Principles in CROM use at Shuxiang in Chengde, China (with lications include: The Los Angeles Historic Jeff Levin and Jonathan Bell); and four Resource Survey Assessment Project: Sum- training videos on the conservation of mary Report; Incentives for the Preserva- mosaics in Tunisia (with Tom Roby and tion and Rehabilitation of Historic Homes Amel Chabbi). in the City of Los Angeles: A Guidebook for Homeowners and the Los Angeles Historic • Rand and Amel prepared a paper entitled Resource Survey Bibliography, available on “3D Modeling for Conservation in Devel- GCI’s website. The GCI publication of its oping Regions” and Rand presented it at survey research, The Los Angeles Historic the International Recording & Modeling Resource Survey Report: A Framework for Conference in Ascona, Switzerland. Implementation of a Citywide Historic Re- • A land survey was completed along with source Survey will be completed in 2007. on-site training at Shuxiang in Chengde, for the China Principles project. Detailed surveys of the existing and ruined struc- Kathryn Welch Howe, tures were produced to accommodate an GCI Project Leader for the Los Angeles Historic Re- expanded concept of the initial surveys. sources Survey • Initial preparations have begun for ARIS- 07 course set for September 2007 in Rome at ICCROM. These included meet- ings with the new ICCROM director, Offi ce of Historic Resources staff, from left to right Mournir Bouchenaki. Lambert Giessinger, Dganit Shtorch, Ken Bernstein, • The second draft of the publication en- Heather Tarumoto, Edgar Garcia, and Janet Hansen titled “Recording Documentation and Information Management for Heritage The GCI work on the survey is breaking new Places - Illustrated Examples” was pro- ground in a number of signifi cant ways and duced and meetings with the Editorial is expected to have substantial effect on the Board were attended with very favorable preservation fi eld. In 2007 GCI is re-po- reviews. Comments were incorporated sitioning its role to provide supportive as- to achieve improved content and the sistance to the city government as it imple- book is now in its fi nal draft and slated ments the survey. Former LAHRS project for a publication date in 2007. manager, Kathryn Welch Howe, will consult • The Digital Lab also produced several on a part-time basis with the GCI to provide presentations both in PowerPoint and the technical assistance the GCI wants to poster form for various projects and make available to the Offi ce of Historic Re- departments including the Director’s sources. The GCI will administer contracts Offi ce, Education, Science, China Prin- for the citywide Historic Context Statement, Watts Towers is one of Los ciples, and GSAP. the Field Guide to Survey Evaluation, and Angeles’ landmarks that the expansion of Information Management is also on the US national register 5 tools for the survey. Consultant selection to the project. will occur in 2007. The OHR will manage the 5-year survey and consultants will do While the survey will be proceeding on a the fi eldwork. very aggressive schedule, we will also be counseling patience throughout the pro- The survey is an ambitious effort that will cess. A comprehensive survey in a city the help Los Angeles with planning, with neigh- size of Los Angeles cannot be completed borhood conservation and with the reuse of overnight. Los Angeles comprises 466 historic buildings. The survey will contrib- square miles and 880,000 separate legal ute to increased understanding of Los An- parcels — an area larger than eight of the geles’ heritage and will expand community nation’s largest cities combined. pride in the city’s history and its many his- toric assets. Following is an extract from the Rather than proceeding neighborhood by Interior of the Bradbury building in Los Angeles. It Newsletter of the City of Los Angeles Of- neighborhood and looking at each property is the oldest commercial fi ce of Historic Resources. The OHR is part in a vacuum, the project will be organized building remaining in the of the Department of City Planning and it around a more methodical, thematic ap- central city and one of LA’s unique treasures. It was created recently partly at the initiative proach that will streamline the survey pro- was built in 1893. of and due to the efforts of the GCI. cess. The grant agreement with the Getty therefore envisions the fi rst two years of the Survey Project as an “Initiation Phase” that will structure the fi eldwork phase of the survey. Property-by-property survey evaluations will not occur until years three through fi ve of the project (Fall 2008 to The dedication and formal opening of the Griffi th Fall 2011). Observatory took place amid much fanfare on May 14, 1935. The building closed for renovations in 2002 and reopened in Nov. 2006. The two-year Initiation Phase will include the following activities: Preparation of a “The City of Los Angeles is taking a signifi - Citywide Context Statement to guide and cant step to identify and protect its rich built simplify the site-specifi c survey work that heritage by embarking on the fi rst-ever city- will follow. This comprehensive document wide Los Angeles Historic Resources Survey. will provide an organizing framework for The project is now offi cially underway! The the entire survey by identifying Los Ange- OHR and the Getty Conservation Institute les’ key patterns of development, historic have released a Request for Proposals (RFP) themes, property types, and architectural with responses due by February 23, to iden- styles. State and Federal guidelines on tify fi rms to assist with the fi rst phase of the historic resource surveys strongly recom- The Capitol Records build- project. mend preparation of a context statement ing in Hollywood is one of Only 15% of the city has previously been to structure large-scale survey projects. the City’s landmarks. Capi- tol Records was the fi rst surveyed to identify potential historic re- record company based on sources, leaving important historic sites at A Field Guide to Survey Evaluation: The the West Coast. risk, and leaving developers and property Offi ce of Historic Resources will be over- owners frequently surprised or exasperated seeing preparation of a detailed manual to by 11th-hour preservation efforts. The fi ve- help ensure that large survey teams apply year survey project will provide valuable consistent, objective evaluation criteria information to City offi cials, neighborhood and standards across the entire city. In- associations, and preservation groups, and ter-departmental coordination: Numerous much greater, up-front certainty for devel- City departments presently generate and opers and property owners. utilize historic resource survey informa- tion, typically for a single purpose, without The survey is partially funded by a generous information with other agencies. $2.5 million, fi ve-year grant from the J. Paul Getty Trust. Additionally, the Getty Conser- The Offi ce of Historic Resources is already vation Institute, which has played a crucial working with other agencies pursuing sur- Residential architecture in Los Angeles’ Carthay leadership role in preparing detailed stud- vey work to ensure that these new survey Circle ies outlining the purpose, benefi ts, and best initiatives become part of the overall city- practices of a citywide survey, is providing wide survey project. Information Manage- signifi cant technical and advisory support ment: Upgrades and web site enhance-

6 ments to provide more detailed and user- Grouts Research friendly information on the historic status Leslie Rainer, Project Manager of individual properties throughout the city. Other GCI staff: G. Chiari, D. Carson and N. The Survey Project will capture all City of Swarts Los Angeles survey data in a single, central- Consultants: G. Torracca ized location – the city’s ZIMAS Geographic Information System. The Department has In March 2006, GCI hosted Dr. Giorgio Tor- already begun to incorporate existing his- racca, Conservation Scientist of the Univer- toric resource data into ZIMAS to help en- sity of Rome to participate with the proj- sure that sites of historic signifi cance are not ect team from Science and Field Projects to demolished without appropriate review. help design the initial testing program for Leslie Rainer managed evaluating grouts used in the conservation the Grouts project and the Terra 2008 conference The Department of City Planning will be of architectural surfaces and wall paint- to be held in Mali. She developing a powerful survey database to ings. Testing protocols were developed and participated to a mission allow web users to query for detailed in- testing commenced at the GCI in summer to Benin to evaluate the Abomey project and con- formation on the City’s historic resources. 2006. tributed to various proj- Innovative Technologies: The project will ects within the Earthen utilize the preservation fi eld’s most cutting Documentation Initiative Architecture Initiative edge information management technolo- François LeBlanc, Project Leader gies. Survey teams will conduct their fi eld work using the latest technologies – hand- The Documentation Initiative will provide held computers linked to specifi c parcels via strategic information for the Field in the ar- a satellite driven Global Positioning System eas of documentation where the Field has (GPS). indicated it is most required.

Community Outreach and Participation The goals are to improve recording, docu- Strategy: The Offi ce of Historic Resources mentation and information management will be developing a comprehensive out- practice in the Field by working collabora- reach program to elicit meaningful com- tively with national and international orga- munity input on the Survey Project. In the nizations with an interest in this area. project’s Initiation Phase, community mem- bers will help shape survey strategies that Documentation - RecorDIM will identify not only sites of architectural François LeBlanc Project Manager signifi cance, but also sites of social and cul- Other GCI staff: R. Eppich, N. Swarts tural signifi cance to Los Angeles’ diverse Consultants: R. Letellier communities. Pilot Surveys: RecorDIM (Recording, Documentation and Participants to the ARIS- The Initiation Phase of the project will in- Information Management) is an interna- 05 course benefi ted greatly from the course. clude the preparation of two or three Pilot tional 5-year partnership (2002-2007) be- The GCI is working col- Surveys, beginning in the Fall of 2007, to tween international heritage conservation laboratively with ICCROM test the methodology of the survey work organizations working together to bridge to organize the ARIS-07 course that will be held to follow. We encourage you to review the the gaps that currently exist between the in Rome from Sept. 12 to Request for Proposals (RFP) released by the information users (researchers, conservation Oct. 12, 2007 OHR and the GCI for the project’s Historic specialists of all trades, project managers, Context Statement and Field Guide. To view planners etc.) and the information providers the RFP, see www.planning.lacity.org, and (photographers, heritage recorders, photo- click on the RFP from the Department’s grammetrists, surveyors, etc.). home page. The survey project marks a coming-of-age for historic preservation in To fi ll the gaps identifi ed during an experts Los Angeles. meeting held at the GCI during 2002, more than 20 Task Groups were created, most of In the coming months, you will be hearing which will be delivering their products or much more about the survey, and we look presenting the result of their work during forward to collaborating with all segments the next CIPA Heritage Documentation in- of the Los Angeles community in building ternational conference to be held in Athens, creative partnerships that will take full ad- Oct. 2007. vantage of this exciting opportunity.” Within the framework of this initiative, the

7 GCI has created and is supporting a dedi- Documentation - Illustrated Exam- cated web site http://extranet.getty.edu/ ples Publication gci/recordim/ where information about the Rand Eppich, Project Manager Task Groups and the Initiative can be found. Other GCI staff: F. LeBlanc, C. Cancino, A. The GCI also took on the publication of two Chabbi, A. Escobar, J. Fujimoto and R. Hibler- books on recording, documentation and in- Kerr formation management “Guiding Principles” Consultants: 18 authors and the “Illustrated Examples” described below, and also offered to help with inter- national training courses in heritage docu- mentation.

During the month of May we organized a Typical commercial street partners meeting in Rome; part of the meet- in Old Nicosia, the city ing took place in the offi ces of ICCROM where the CIPA Heritage Documentation confer- where participants had the opportunity to ence was held in 2006 spend some time with the newly appointed Director General, Mounir Bouchenaki.

During the month of November, we orga- nized a roundtable meeting in Nicosia, Cy- prus within the framework of the CIPA Heri- This publication illustrates documentation tage Documentation Annual Conference. tools through twenty conservation case During this meeting, a special session was studies. The target audience is architects, held to discuss the possibility of creating in- archaeologists, planners, and managers Bill Blake from English ternational standards in this fi eld. Bill Blake working in conservation that need to iden- Heritage leading the Task from English Heritage tify and select recording and documentation Group on standards during the RecorDIM meetings tools. It draws from pre-published examples Documentation - Guiding Principles that demonstrate the practical use of a va- Publication riety of tools that solve specifi c conserva- François Leblanc, Project Manager tion issues. This collection of examples from Other GCI staff: R. Eppich, N. Swarts, A. around the world will serve as a reference Escobar and J. Fujimoto guide to the conservation community. The Consultants: R. Letellier, W. Schmid manuscript is almost complete and the book will be published during 2007, in time for the CIPA conference in Athens. A PDF ver- The new Task Group on sion will be available on the GCI’s web site Standards discussing the for free download. next steps for developing international standards for recording and documenta- Documentation - ARIS-07 tion of cultural heritage Francois LeBlanc, Project Manager Other GCI staff: R. Eppich, C. Cancino, K. Fong, R. Hibler-Kerr and V. Horton

F. LeBlanc and R. Eppich met in Rome with J. King (ICCROM) and A. Almagro (course coordinator) to prepare an agreement be- This publication targets decision makers tween ICCROM and GCI to deliver the ARIS- and heritage managers responsible for pro- 07 (Advanced International Course in Archi- grams and activities in the fi eld of conserva- tectural Recording and Information Systems tion that need to identify, select and imple- for Conservation and Heritage Recording). ment documentation strategies for their countries, region, community or site. The Good conservation decisions are made with Selecting the participants to the ARIS-07 course at manuscript is complete and the book will acknowledgement of the signifi cance, his- ICCROM be published during 2007, in time for the tory, past interventions, and current condi- CIPA conference in Athens. A PDF version tions of cultural resources. Records, invento- will be available on the GCI’s web site for ries, and information management tools are free download. continuously being developed and must be

8 considered a fundamental part of the con- Mogao Grottoes servation process. This course addresses the As part of the long-standing cooperation be- methodology and techniques for acquiring tween the GCI and the Dunhuang Academy, and using this knowledge. This course was a methodology for the assessment of condi- successfully introduced in 2003 (ARIS03) tion and visitation potential of the caves at and repeated in 2005 (ARIS05). The next Mogao, which is part of the Visitor Carrying course will take place in Rome, 12 Septem- Capacity Study, was fi nalized and a prelimi- ber – 12 October 2007. nary timeline developed for completion of the process, beginning with caves currently China Initiative open to visitation. Amel Chabbi worked on (China Principles and Mogao Grottoes-Cave the editing of the Illus- 85 Conservation) Further development of the model and data trated Examples publica- for the carrying capacity study, integrating tion and participated to Neville Agnew and Martha Demas, Project various activities including Leaders laboratory investigations, in situ monitor- campaigns for the Tunisia Other GCI Staff: J. Bell, L. Wong, M. Schilling, ing, and compilation of previous data has Technician training initia- tive; she also published S. Maekawa, C. Seki, B. Weisblatt taken place over the past year; further air several articles on the Consultants: Po-Ming Lin, Stephen Rickerby, change rate measurements needed to fi nal- recording and documenta- tion Lisa Shekede, Peter Barker, Ye Wa, Han Li ize the model are currently under way.

The China Initiative operates under an Dunhuang Academy Conservation Institute agreement with the national authority of Director, Su Bomin, was in residence at the the PCR, the State Administration for Cul- GCI for 7 months to further research, with tural Heritage (SACH). The GCI works in col- the Science Department of the GCI, on or- laboration with site authorities at the World ganic colorants at Mogao, participate in the development and fi nalization of the Carry- Heritage sites of the Mogao Grottoes and ing Capacity Study, and gain international the Qing Dynasty Imperial Summer Resort experience in project management. at Chengde to apply national guideline, the China Principles, which were developed by Chengde Su Bomin, Director, Dun- SACH, the GCI, and the Australian Heritage huang Academy Conserva- During spring and fall 2006 campaigns, tion Institute Council. testing for the conservation of exterior and interior painted architectural surfaces (cai- General hua) was undertaken. Neville Agnew attended a special ceremony in Beijing to receive the National Scientifi c and Technological Cooperation Award from the People’s Republic.

Colleagues from the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and the Dunhuang Acad- Jonathan Bell worked on emy were in residence at the GCI during Au- the China and Egypt - Val- gust 2006 to further components of project ley of the Queens projects work for China Principles dissemination and their application at Mogao.

A 3-week workshop was held for Chinese heritage professionals who will be respon- sible for organizing future training courses Elevation of Huicheng Hall with partial photographic on the China Principles. The workshop took overlay, North facade place in May 2006 at Port Arthur, Tasma- nia, hosted by the site authority and the Evaluations of ongoing wood coatings test- Australian Department of the Environment ing were conducted in Spring and Fall 2006 and Heritage and at the Mogao Grottoes and new samples for further exposure test- in China. Participants included 19 Chinese ing were prepared in Fall 2006; environmen- Lorinda Wong worked on professionals in the fi elds of conservation, tal and visual monitoring have been carried the China and the Egypt cultural heritage management, and cultural Valley of the Queens out concurrently. projects as well as on the heritage legislation. Organic Materials in Wall Samples of exterior architectural painted Paintings project

9 plaster and wood coatings were prepared scape Project and was a continuation of the for accelerated aging. Parameters of the GCI’s rock art site management workshop testing for both sets of samples were dis- started in 2005. Reports on these activities cussed with the China National Institute for were prepared and are available in the GCI’s Cultural Property both on-site and at their information center. labs in Beijing. Egypt, Valley of the Queens Work on interior furnishings at Shuxiang Neville Agnew, Project Manager Temple continued in the Spring and Fall of Other GCI staff: M. Demas, D. Myers, J. Bell, 2006 campaign with the China National In- L. Wong, M. Shea stitute for Cultural Property. Graduate interns: S. Thomas and D. El-Iraqi Neville Agnew is Project Consultants: S. Rickerby, R. Helmy, H. Mahdy, Leader for the China Initia- In May 2006, the fi nal two-volume As- C. Leblanc, K. Weeks/American Univ. of Cairo, tive, the Egypt Valley of the Queens and the Iraq sessment Report on Shuxiang Temple was Theban Mapping Project, Egypt Antiquities Initiatives and is Project produced and distributed to colleagues in Information System (EAIS). Manager for the Southern African Rock Art project China and the Preliminary Treatment Test- ing report on Wood Coatings and Painted Architectural Surfaces was completed. Southern African Rock Art Neville Agnew, Project Manager Other GCI staff: D. Myers, and B. Weisblatt Graduate intern: Trinidad Rico Consultants: Janette Deacon, Paul Warmeant, Pascall Taruvinga

The objectives of the Southern African Rock Panoramic view of the Valley of the Queens in Egypt Janette Deacon, PhD in Art Project (SARAP) / GCI initiative are to where the GCI is conducting detailed planning for the Archaeology from UCT, led conservation and management of the site, providing the two courses on Rock establish a long-term program that will cre- training for Egyptian personnel in planning and man- Art site management and ate momentum for rock art preservation, agement for archaeological sites and in wall painting training at Mapungubwe conservation and coordinating closely with the SCA National Park and the Ce- training, interpretation and management in and others working on the West Bank to promote an derberg Wilderness Area the Southern African subcontinent. Partici- integrated approach to conservation and manage- during August and Octo- pation from all Southern African countries is ment ber 2006 encouraged. The GCI and the Supreme Council of Antiq- With the South African Heritage Resources uities (SCA) of Egypt collaborated between Agency (SAHRA) and South African Na- 1986 and 1996 to conserve and monitor the tional Parks (SANParks) the GCI co-orga- wall paintings in the tomb of Nefertari in nized for the second time two courses on the Valley of the Queens on the West Bank management and training at Mapungubwe of Luxor, Egypt. Subsequent to discussions National Park and the Cederberg Wilder- in 2004 and 2005 in Los Angeles and Cai- ness Area during August and October 2006; ro, an institutional agreement between the these are two World Heritage sites in South GCI and the SCA was signed by GCI director Africa. Consultants Janette Deacon and Tim Whalen and Zahi Hawass, SCA Secre- Paul Warmeant prepared the course mate- tary General, in Cairo on February 23, 2006 rials, and David Myers and intern Trinidad for the fi rst three-year phase of the six-year Rico assisted delivery of the course at Ma- project. The fi rst phase focuses on assess- pungubwe. ments, site planning and the second phase on implementation. A certifi cation course on rock art tourist guiding course was held at Mapungubwe The purpose of the QV project is to under- National Park, 11 August-1 September. take detailed planning for the conservation This was a continuation of the GCI’s rock and management of the site and with the art guide training course started in 2005. SCA jointly implement the plan; to provide A workshop on rock art site management training for Egyptian personnel in planning Martha Demas, Project plans was held in October in Clanwilliam, and management for archaeological sites Leader for the GCI Mosa- Western Cape Province; it was organized by and in wall painting conservation; and to ics Initiative GCI, SAHRA and Clanwilliam Living Land- coordinate closely with the SCA and oth-

10 ers working on the West Bank to promote ference of the International Committee for an integrated approach to conservation and the Conservation of Mosaics, in Hammamet, management. Tunisia, November 29-December 3, 2005. The theme of the conference was “Lessons A coordination workshop was held on Feb- Learned: Refl ecting on the theory and prac- ruary 25 in Luxor at Chicago House and at- tice of mosaic conservation.” The GCI team tended by representatives of the GCI, the completed the collection of manuscript sub- SCA, and a number of other organizations missions and is editing the proceedings for actively working on the West Bank. This publication during 2007. provided an opportunity to exchange infor- mation, identify management and conser- Mosaics - Tunisia Tom Roby, Project Man- vation needs, and discuss the development Thomas Roby, Project Manager ager for the Tunisia Techni- of the GCI-SCA project in the Valley. Other GCI staff: M. Demas, A. Chabbi, K. cians Training project Louw and M. Shea The project’s fi rst fi eld campaign was car- Consultants: Livia Alberti ried out from 20 February to 20 March. Be- ginning fi eldwork and documentation was The second training campaign of the 3rd re- undertaken, including rapid assessment and gional group of technician trainees for mo- condition recording in over 20 tombs and 7 saic maintenance took place in Hergla, Oc- other ancient site features, inventory of site tober 16 through November 26, 2005. The infrastructure, recording of visitation statis- training team, including several past train- tics and patterns, and preliminary investiga- ees, provided instruction and supervision of tion of management structure and practice. practical work by the trainees in stabiliza- tion treatment techniques for conserving The project identifi ed and selected seven mosaics in situ. The technicians and their SCA inspectors for site management train- work were presented during a day and a half ing and six SCA conservators for wall paint- of site visits during the ICCM conference. ing conservation training, all of whom will work closely with the GCI in the Valley of The didactic materials developed for the the Queens project. Site management train- training were translated from French into ing was started during the fi rst fi eld cam- Arabic. The Arabic and French versions paign. The SCA site management team con- have been distributed to interested confer- tinued to gather data in Egypt after the end ence participants. The materials have just of this campaign and through the remainder been translated from French into English of the year. The GCI hosted two members and broader dissemination of the materials of the SCA site management team for one in the three languages will be undertaken month in Los Angeles during the summer to during 2007. work with the GCI project team on advanc- ing the site planning process. The third training campaign for the 3rd re- gional group of technician trainees for mo- Mosaics Initiative saic maintenance, took place April 24-May Martha Demas, Project Leader 20, 2006 at Hergla, focusing on stabiliza- Graduate intern: B. Marcus tion treatments and protection by reburial. This campaign also included a 5-day work- shop on digital documentation tools includ- ing rectifi ed photography using Photoshop. During the campaign, materials and equip- ment were collected and interviews of the trainers and trainees were given for use in the Tunisian mosaics exhibit that opened at the Getty Villa in October 2006.

Interview on the training program was giv- Typical stratigraphy of a Roman mosaic fl oor dis- en for publication in a German conservation played in the Getty Villa exhibition entitled Stories in Stone - Conserving mosaics of Roman Africa magazine and on a German website.

The GCI co-organized with the Institut Na- Short didactic videos on mosaic mainte- tional du Patrimoine of Tunisia the 9th con- nance treatments were prepared with the

11 assistance of the Digital Lab in the editing ing in tools and methodologies that can aid of the fi lm footage. A Geographic Informa- in archaeological site documentation, site tion System was prepared to plan future assessment, and site management. One training courses. important aspect in rebuilding SBAH’s pro- fessional capacity is the development of a Mosaics - Research national database of heritage sites in Iraq, Martha Demas, Project Manager the Iraq Cultural Heritage Sites Geographic Other GCI staff: T. Roby Information System (GIS) Database.

A methodology for rapid assessment of The GCI and WMF met in Los Angeles Janu- A sacred dance performed sheltered mosaics developed in collabora- ary 23-25 to assess the status of the overall by the priests at Itsukushi- tion with English Heritage (John Stewart) project and its key objectives, including the ma Shrine, World Heritage site, is a good example of and the Israel Antiquities Authority (Jacques status of the Iraq Cultural Heritage Sites GIS the intangible heritage of Neguer) was carried out in England and Is- Database; develop a comprehensive plan for this place rael in 2005 and preliminary results were 2006 and 2007 activities; and discuss the presented at the ICCM conference in Tuni- project in the context of the political situa- sia. Further analysis and collation of the data tion in Iraq. was carried out in 2006 and incorporated in the papers to be published in the ICCM pro- The initiative provided for attendance of ceedings. To assess the possibility of more two Iraq SBAH staff members in a training in-depth investigation of the impact of shel- course dealing with the use of satellite im- ters on the preservation of mosaics, a search agery and GIS to identify and map threats of the literature was conducted on methods and disturbances, particularly looting, to of monitoring the sub-surface environment archaeological sites under the direction of of sheltered mosaics. The information was Professor Elizabeth Stone at State University GCI’s Jeff Cody lecturing collected in a systematic form that includes of New York – Stony Brook between January on the concept of out- instrumentation used and the effective- 20 and May 20, 2006. Due to the security standing universal signifi - ness of the monitoring strategy. Work was and political situation in Iraq the initiative cance during the UNITAR course in Hiroshima continued on updating the bibliography on postponed other planned training activities shelters for archaeological sites. until 2007.

Iraq Cultural Heritage To gain input for the further development of (Joint initiative with World Monuments the Iraq GIS database system, David Myers Fund) and Alison Dalgity of GCI and Gaetano Pa- Neville Agnew, Project Leader lumbo of WMF met with representatives of Other GCI staff: M. Hardy, D. Myers, A. the Jordanian Department of Antiquities in Dalgity, K. Louw, M. Shea Amman, Jordan, on June 21 concerning the Consultants: Ihsan Fethi; PlanGraphics; Francis Jordan Antiquities Database and Informa- Deblauwe; Stephen Savage, Arizona State tion System (JADIS). The same individuals University; Elizabeth Stone, State University met with representatives of the Iraq SBAH of New York at Stony Brook and UNESCO at UNESCO in Amman June Graduate interns: T. Rico and M. Hess 23-24 to assess the status of the overall initiative and its key objectives, to discuss Following the events of the 2003 war in the need for adjustments to activities in the Iraq, the GCI in conjunction with the World context of the political and security situa- Monuments Fund formed an initiative with tion in Iraq, and to plan upcoming activities. the Iraq State Board of Antiquities and Heri- Participants agreed to next steps for devel- tage (SBAH) in March 2004 to help rebuild opment of the Iraq Cultural Heritage Sites the professional expertise and heritage GIS Database and planned future training infrastructure in Iraq. Because of the con- activities. This was followed by a meeting tinuing security concerns and the impos- on June 28 in Cairo with representatives of sibility of intervening directly on sites and the Egypt Antiquities Information System monuments in Iraq, the decision was made (EAIS) to obtain further input for develop- Japanese craftsman dem- onstrating traditional to assist the SBAH in rebuilding its profes- ment of the Iraq GIS database system. woodworking skills during sional capacity and to help the organiza- the UNITAR course tion to procure technical equipment. The At an initiative planning meeting with WMF GCI–WMF initiative is designed to aid in on November 7 in New York, the GCI and that rebuilding process by providing train- WMF decided to extend development of

12 the GIS database system to the Department sist of heritage site managers, natural/cul- of Antiquities of Jordan tural conservation specialists, and trainers, decision makers and government offi cers UNITAR - Japan within national World Heritage administra- Francois LeBlanc, Project Manager tions such as the Ministries of environment, Other GCI staff: J. Cody, N. Swarts culture or forestry. Some were also represen- tatives of national academic institutions. The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) was established in 1965 The course long-term objective is to foster as an autonomous body within the United a better use of the World Heritage Conven- Nations with the purpose of enhancing the tion through national policy making and David Myers is Project effectiveness of the Organization through planning and exchange of information on Manager for the Values Case study; he worked appropriate training and research. UNITAR best practices and case studies. The 2006 on the Iraq Initiative, the is governed by a Board of Trustees and is training workshop introduced the partici- Egypt Valley of the Queens project and contributed headed by an Executive Director, Nassrine pants to basic knowledge, information and his expertise to various Azimi. The Institute is supported by volun- updates on the World Heritage regime and other fi eld projects tary contributions from governments, inter- current topics regarding heritage manage- governmental organizations, foundations, ment, study leading policies and strate- and other non-governmental sources. gies including their successes and failures, explained legal and policy planning tech- niques, discussed case studies and practical exercises, and enhanced long-term learning and exchange among the participants. The study tours to two world heritage sites in Hiroshima, the A-Bomb dome and Itsuku- shima Shinto Shrine, provided additional learning opportunities and a case study dur- ing the training workshop.

UNITAR Course Resource Persons held a panel dis- cussion in Hiroshima that was open to the public F. LeBlanc presented a conceptual basis for understanding heritage and introduced the Stacie Nicole Smith of the Consensus Building In a pilot phase, UNITAR and the Hiroshima notion of intangible heritage. J. Cody ex- Institute and GCI’s David Prefectural Government conducted, in co- plained UNESCO’s defi nition of intangible Myers in a souvenir shop at the archaeological site operation with UNESCO World Heritage heritage as per the UNESCO Convention and of Jarash where they inter- Center, a Training Workshop on the Conser- used it as the basis for a practical exercise to viewed merchants vation and Management of World Heritage write a statement of outstanding universal Sites in Hiroshima, October 2001. The topic signifi cance that involved all participants. of world heritage conservation was selected As a practical learning exercise, participants for its relevance for Hiroshima, which has were subdivided into small teams that pre- two sites on the World Heritage List and pared nominations of a “real” site to the upon analysis made by UNITAR on the im- World Heritage List. F. LeBlanc and J. Cody portance and relevance of the theme for the each led one of those teams. region, especially the need to consider the management of cultural and natural assets Nassrine Azimi, UNITAR Hiroshima Offi ce’s in a comprehensive manner. Director, affi rms that this workshop is the best and most useful one the offi ce has been A three-year series on the Management and offering during the past three years. Conservation of World Heritage Sites was launched in 2004, with annual weeklong Values in management workshops to be organized in Hiroshima. Didactic Case Study of Values in the Man- agement of an Archaeological Site in the The 2006 workshop is entitled “Training Arab Region Workshop on World Heritage Management: David Myers, Project Manager The South Theater at their Tangible and Intangible Aspects”. Spe- Other GCI staff: F. LeBlanc and V. Horton Jarash is one of the major cial emphasis this year was on the tangible attractions on the site that continues to be used for and intangible aspects of World Heritage The GCI is collaborating with the Jordanian cultural activities sites, in the overall context of values-based Department of Antiquities (DOA) to pro- management. The 29 trainees this year con- duce a didactic case study about the role of

13 values in the management of the archaeo- miliar to them. It will present multiple sce- logical site of Jarash in Jordan. narios containing management challenges involving heritage values.

The GCI and JDOA have assembled a small team of professionals who visited the site of Jarash in February of 2007 to conduct its assessment. The GCI hosted a meeting to prepare for this mission, September 23-24, 2006. GCI staff J.M. Teutonico, F. LeBlanc, D. Myers, J. Cody and K. Fong participat- Hadrian Gate at the ar- ed along with May Shaer (DOA) and Stacie chaeological site of Jarash Smith (Consensus Building Institute). The fi nal publication will appear in both Ara- bic and English and will be published both in print and in an electronic version on the Jarash in Jordan, the site of the GCI/JDOA case study Getty website so it would be widely avail- on values in management of an archaeological site in the Arab region able to heritage educators.

This project follows on extensive previous GCI IMP work by the GCI examining cultural heritage (Information Management Project) values, which formally commenced in 1998. Committee members: K. Gaines, F. LeBlanc, From 2001 to 2003, the GCI developed and F. Descamps, G. Ostergren, J. Druzik, M. published four case histories that illustrate Schilling, C. Trowbridge, K. Dardes, and A. the role of values in site management. The Dalgity cases resulted from collaboration amongst professionals from the Australian Heritage Commission, Parks Canada, English Heri- tage, the U.S. National Park Service and the GCI. The case histories examined manage- ment at Chaco Culture National Historical Park in the United States, Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site in Canada, Port Arthur Historic Site in Austra- Roman columns rebuilt lia, and Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site using the anastylosis ap- in England. proach at the site of Jarash

The IMP Committee was created immedi- ately following the Forward Planning Re- treat in 2005 and enlarged in early 2006. Its objective is to develop fl exible but com- prehensive information and document man- agement processes for both electronic and hardcopy fi les that can be applied to all GCI The GCI team posing with members of the Jarash City projects. IMP will also work toward devel- Council after a long discussion of what the citizens of Jarash value about the Roman archaeological site oping project archiving procedures.

Building on this experience, the GCI is pre- The Committee reviewed past GCI informa- paring a case study examining the role of tion management activities and proposals, values in the management of a site in the and on various occasions met with GCI staff Arab region. The purpose of this case study (including R. Eppich, J. Fujimoto, M. Hardy, Binder of training mate- is to serve as a teaching resource for heri- M. Demas, T. Roby, M. Shea, L. Wong) to rial for the conservation of tage educators that will help site managers develop an understanding of the range of wall paintings - Egypt Val- ley of the Queens project in the Arab world to identify, understand project record management needs and fi le and manage values in a context that is fa- types.

14 The Committee developed a standard fi le Wang Hui structure to be used by all GCI Project Man- Hui Wang is from agers; it is now available on Center2 server. northern China and received his The standard fi le structure was tested and undergraduate refi ned in two Field Projects and two Sci- degree in En- ence Dept. projects: gineering from Documentation Initiative (F. Leblanc) Tongji University Egypt – Valley of the Queens (M. Shea) in 1990. His in- Museum Lighting Research ELF (J. Drusik) terest in build- Contemporary Art Research (M. Schilling) ing preservation has led him to positions in historic building conservation and heri- Discussions were held with Nancy Enneking tage administrative organizations. In the (Getty Archives) and a visit to the archives past years, Hui has participated in historic in the GRI was organized with the participa- buildings surveys, plan-making and conser- Methodology for the Con- tion of FLB and G. Ostergren. Discussions vation project supervision. Since 2002, Hui servation of Polychromed were held on archiving issues of GCI records has been involved in the China Principles Wooden Altarpieces and a general defi nition of what a GCI Field collaboration project in China, and in 2004 Projects archived record should contain was had the opportunity to work briefl y in the prepared. Getty Conservation Institute. From 2004 to 2006, as a Ford Foundation fellow, Hui un- Meetings were held with Getty ITS staff dertook his MPhil study at the University of (Mike Clardy and Susan Keithley) and GCI Bath, UK. Wang Hui is currently working on digital lab and dissemination staff (R. Eppich, our China Initiative projects. J. Fujimoto) to review the need for increased centralized storage of e-data. Center 2 will not be expanded. Project images can be housed on the Athens server; thus far, Val- Mona Hess ley of the Queens and China images have After studying archi- been migrated as test cases. tecture at the Tech- CD of extended bibliog- nical University of raphy and illustrated vo- cabulary for conservation Graduate Interns Munich, Germany of altarpieces and in Mendrisio, Switzerland, Mona Dania El-Iraqi enjoyed an intern- Although born in ship in an architec- Dölau Germany, tural offi ce for heri- Dania El-Iraqi is tage conservation in Montreal, Canada in an Egyptian citi- 2003. She left Canada to pursue a Master’s zen and received degree in Heritage Conservation from the her Bachelor’s University of Bamberg, Germany where she degree in For- specialized in CAD, 3D techniques and da- eign Trade and tabases especially in the fi eld of conserva- Economics from tion science and architectural conservation. Helwan University in Cairo. After gradua- She graduated in February 2005 but still tion, Dania worked as a tour guide, a po- works for the university, contributing to var- sition that demonstrated the serious threat ious interdisciplinary projects. Since 2005 to Egyptian heritage and sparked her inter- she has been working towards her PhD at est in cultural heritage preservation. Dania the University of Bamberg studying a site in earned her Master’s degree in Operations Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Mona enjoys travel- Research, from the University of Cairo, and ing, learning new languages and meeting her thesis is entitled, “Management of Cul- new people. Languages: English, German, tural Heritage: A Goal Programming Ap- Italian, French. Mona is working under the proach.” Dania’s knowledge of cultural direction of N. Agnew and D. Myers on the heritage management, as well as her fl uency GCI/WMF Iraq Initiative. The Conservation of Deco- in Arabic, will contribute greatly to the Field rated Surfaces in Earthen Architecture Conference Project Team in Egypt. Proceedings

15 expertise. Her international professional ex- Benjamin Marcus periences in Spain, France, Italy, Turkey and Benjamin received his Uzbekistan have deepened her knowledge MS in Historic Preser- and understanding of cultural heritage con- vation from Columbia cepts, giving her a multi-cultural and multi- University in 2006, lingual exposure. where he focused on the conservation and Throughout the last nine years of profes- management of ar- sional experience, she has worked as a chaeological sites. member of a multidisciplinary team, served Previously, he worked as a fi eld director, consulted on conserva- as a sculptor and conservator in New York tion assessments and treatments, and de- City, carving and restoring architectural signed, directed and implemented projects stonework for public and private commis- as a project manager. Aurora will be working sions. He received his undergraduate de- under the direction of Tom Roby and Mar- gree in Fine Arts from Alfred University, and tha Demas on our Mosaics conservation in Vol. 1 of the Assessment Report on Shuxiang Tem- studied stone carving and conservation at situ initiative. ple, China the Istituto Statale d’Arte di Porta Romana in Florence, Italy. He has worked on historic Catherine Myers preservation projects at Mesa Verde, Colo- Catherine is an ex- rado, Sha’ar Hagolan, Israel, and Kars, Tur- perienced profes- key and has most recently been involved in sional conserva- the conservation of Central Park’s Bethesda tor. She comes to Terrace arcade. Ben is currently working on us from Washing- the Maya Initiative in Copan, Honduras and ton, D.C. where the Mosaics In Situ project in Tunisia. she was employed by the Offi ce of New Staff the Chief Archi- tect at US General Services Administration. Aurora Ortega de She was also providing private conservation Torre consulting services on a limited basis. Vol. 2 of the Assessment Aurora joined Report on Shuxiang Tem- the Field Projects She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art ple, China team during the History and English from the University of spring of 2007. North Carolina, advanced painting conser- Since the begin- vation training from Instituto Centrale per ning of her pro- il Restauro in Rome, and from ICCROM and fessional career as has a Masters degree of Science in Archi- a conservator, in- tectural Conservation from University of ternational heritage conservation is a path Pennsylvania. Catherine was also trained that she has pursued with great commit- in Interior Design, conservation of mosaics, ment. In this pursuit, she has worked on a Microscopy for Art Conservation, Fluores- variety of materials and artworks (mosaics, cence Microscopy, Fourier Transform Infra frescoes, retablos, paintings and contem- Red Spectroscopy and also in Rock Art con- porary art) and has actively sought diverse servation. contextual experiences. She has worked in the public and private sectors (Cultural Af- Catherine will offer conservation support fairs Dept. in France, Vatican City and the and advice to current Field Projects and will UNESCO-Christensen Fund), museums, ar- begin new projects in collaboration with our chaeological sites and on international pri- colleagues in the Science Department. vate collections. Publications, Reports Her formal education (Master degree in Fine Egypt Valley of the Queens 2006 mission report Arts, with a Master degree in Conservation • Of the Past, for the Future: Integrat- of sculpture) has prepared her to effective- ing Archaeology and Conservation. ly appreciate the world of art and cultural Under the leadership of Neville Agnew, heritage from various perspectives and has the GCI was responsible for the conser- provided her with valuable cross-domain vation theme of the American Institute

16 of Archaeology (AIA) Congress held in artists from eleven countries to present Washington D.C. June 22-26, 2003. recent conservation work and discuss This volume presents the proceedings possibilities for future research and col- of the Conservation Theme. laboration. Divided into four themes — Archaeological Sites, Museum Practice, • Methodology for the Conservation Historic Buildings, and Living Traditions of Polychromed Wooden Altarpiec- – the papers in this volume examine the es. Under the leadership of Françoise conservation of decorated surfaces on Descamps, the Getty Conservation In- earthen architecture within these dif- stitute and the Instituto Andaluz del ferent contexts. Patrimonio Historico in Sevilla, Spain have concluded a four-year collabora- • Abomey Project Evaluation - Execu- tion on the preparation of tools aimed tive Summary at enhancing the conservation of wood- Proceedings from the Con- servation Theme of the en polychrome altarpieces, or retablos. 5th World Archaeological The fi nal documentation of the project Congress consists of the publication of case stud- ies—the product of a workshop held in Seville in 2002—as well as the principles and recommendations drafted during the workshop; an extended bibliogra- phy related to the building of altarpiec- es and techniques for their preservation; and an illustrated vocabulary to help Recently opened Docu- conservators and institutions working mentation Center at the with this heritage to better describe the MHA, where the majority facets of these altarpieces—their make of documentation from the Abomey project is housed up, building systems, and techniques. Ajulala of King Glélé as reconstructed in 1997 with newly created bas-relief on the façade The case studies are published in Eng- lish and Spanish and the illustrated vo- Between 1993 and 1997, the Getty Con- cabulary presents each term in fi ve lan- servation Institute (GCI), in collaboration guages—English, French, Italian, Portu- with the Ministry of Culture and Commu- guese and Spanish. nication (MCC) of the Republic of Benin, West Africa, carried out the “Abomey Proj- • Assessment Report on Shuxiang Tem- ect.” The main objective of the project was Francesca Piqué and Doro- ple This report was produced and dis- to conserve fi fty bas-relief panels from the thé Mizéhoun examining tributed to colleagues in China and the Ajalala (Palace) of King Glélé, which had recently conserved bas-re- liefs on the Ajalala of King Preliminary Treatment Testing report on been detached in 1988 prior to the razing Behanzin on the site of the Wood Coatings and Painted Architec- and reconstruction of the building. Royal Palaces of Abomey tural Surfaces was completed. The polychrome earthen bas-reliefs, be- • DSEAC Publication - The conservation lieved to date from the late nineteenth cen- of decorated surfaces on earthen ar- tury, are among the last remaining original chitecture. The Conservation of Deco- historic bas-reliefs at the Royal Palaces of rated Surfaces on Earthen Architecture Abomey, a World Heritage Site in peril. They is the latest in the GCI’s “Proceedings” constitute an important record of the his- series. Edited by Leslie Rainer, Senior tory of the Fon people who, prior to French Project Specialist at the GCI, and An- colonization, had no written language and gelyn Bass Rivera, an architectural con- whose history is recorded through visual servator with the National Park Service, images and oral tradition. The preservation this volume presents papers from a col- of these bas-reliefs is therefore signifi cant loquium held in 2004 at Mesa Verde na- not only in the context of the museum col- tional Park, Colorado. Co-organized by lection, but also as an archive recording Fon the GCI and the National Park Service, history. The Abomey Project was based on the meeting brought together conser- the principle of minimal intervention and Abomey project evaluation vators, cultural resource managers, ma- of compatibility of materials, and included report terials scientists, engineers, architects, development of protocols for documenta- archaeologists, anthropologists and tion, long-term monitoring, and mainte-

17 nance. Components of the project included and deterioration that could have been pre- the study, documentation, conservation, vented through regular monitoring paired and exhibit of the bas-reliefs, as well as the with discrete conservation maintenance training of Béninois professionals in all as- treatments. At the time of the project, two pects of the project. of the bas-reliefs on exhibit were left un- treated to show their deteriorated condi- In February 2006, Francesca Piqué and tion prior to treatment. Signifi cantly, these Leslie Rainer, GCI project leaders for the two bas-reliefs now show several new loss- Abomey Project, were invited to partici- es due to their unstable condition. pate in an evaluation of conservation ac- tivities at the site of the Royal Palaces of Bas-reliefs on other buildings at the Royal Abomey, organized by the United Nations Palaces of Abomey were also inspected Educational, Scientifi c and Cultural Orga- during this evaluation. Since 1997, museum nization (UNESCO) World Heritage Centre staff members who were trained during the and led by Lazare Eloundou Assomo. Not Abomey Project have conserved the bas- only did this provide an opportunity for the reliefs on the Ajalala of King Behanzin. This Tom Roby facilitated a GCI to participate in the comprehensive work was carefully executed and followed session on conservation at evaluation of the site, it was also an oppor- the intervention approach developed dur- the AIA Annual Meeting tunity to carry out a focused evaluation of ing the project. in Montreal; F. LeBlanc, D. Myers, and K. Fong also all of the components of the Abomey Proj- presented papers during ect nearly ten years after its completion. Bas-reliefs in the Historical Museum of this session This evaluation was performed principally Abomey (Musée Historique d’Abomey through the assessment of the effectiveness or MHA) from the Ajalala of King Guézo of the stabilization treatment completed in showed ongoing deterioration, which 1997; the effectiveness of monitoring and should be addressed with regular moni- maintenance; the effectiveness of the train- toring, conservation and maintenance. ing program; and the dissemination of the Additional buildings with bas-reliefs that project results. require conservation treatment were in- spected during the evaluation. This report provides background informa- tion on the Abomey Project, summarized In 1998, the MCC and UNESCO drafted a Image: Cajamarquilla near to set out the scope and objectives of the preliminary conservation plan for the site; Lima in Peru; Claudia project, and the results of the evaluation the conservation of bas-reliefs on other Cancino lectured on the subject of earthen archi- and recommendations for the future con- palace buildings is included in that plan. It tecture conservation in servation of bas-reliefs at the Royal Palaces will be necessary for the MHA to dedicate Lima at the Yachay Wasi of Abomey. the human and material resources required Institute of Conservation and Restoration to carry out conservation of buildings and bas-reliefs at this site, and to continue reg- ular monitoring and maintenance, followed by conservation treatment as necessary, to ensure the preservation of the bas-reliefs of the Ajalala of King Glélé and other struc- tures of the Royal Palaces of Abomey.

The three conservation technicians trained in the project have gone on to different po- On left, after treatment in 1997. On right, in 2006, sitions in other museums and at the Benin note the new paint loss in the upper right corner Direction of Cultural Patrimony (DPC), and and surface accumulation on the panel; this bas-re- lief is stored fl at have since become decision makers at dif- ferent sites in Benin. Of the second group The February 2006 evaluation showed that of individuals trained in preventive conser- the bas-reliefs from the Ajalala of King vation, all have left the museum, and have Glélé were in good condition overall, indi- not been replaced, nor have other museum cating that the conservation treatment car- personnel been trained in this area. ried out was stable. The evaluation of the Tom Roby wrote the monitoring and maintenance procedures Dissemination of the Abomey Project has chapter on preserving the was not as satisfactory. It found that the taken many forms, from the permanent ex- mosaic heritage in this GCI publication bas-reliefs had sustained minor damage hibit devoted to the tradition and conser-

18 vation of bas-reliefs installed at the MHA In addition to ongoing care and mainte- and an international conference on the nance, and further to the restoration of past, present and future of the Royal Pal- buildings as detailed in the preliminary aces of Abomey to articles, a publication, conservation plan, it is imperative that a and a video on the bas-reliefs and the proj- comprehensive site management plan be ect. The publication and video were good developed for the site. sources of revenue for the MHA; unfortu- nately, these products are out of stock and Such a tool can direct the efforts of the no longer available there. MHA by helping to prioritize conservation, program monitoring, and maintenance, The evaluation of the bas-reliefs at the and can provide a vision for the interpre- Royal Palaces of Abomey, one element of tation of the Royal Palaces of Abomey for the larger site evaluation, was valuable to the enrichment and enjoyment of visitors the GCI as it illuminated the strengths and to this World Heritage Site. weaknesses of the Abomey Project. The GCI Newsletter 21.1 fo- cused on mosaics; T. Roby primary objective of the project—to doc- • Tom Roby wrote a chapter on mosa- and M. Demas contributed ument, study and conserve the fi fty bas- ics conservation for Tunisian Mosaics to this NL reliefs from the Ajalala of Glélé—was suc- Treasures from Roman Africa, the GCI’s cessfully met. Conservation and Cultural Heritage se- ries publication. Some buildings and bas-reliefs were re- • Tom Roby and Jerry Podany both con- stored after the completion of the project, tributed substantial essays on the con- which demonstrates that the conservation servation of mosaics to Stories in Stone, technicians trained during the Abomey the Getty Villa exhibition catalogue. Project could successfully work together • Tom Roby provided technical assistance with architectural specialists to conserve to A. Zagorski in the preparation of the the bas-reliefs in situ and in harmony with conservation section of the Getty Villa the architectural restoration. exhibition, “Stories in Stone”. • Valley of the Queens Project – Sum- However, minor damages and deteriora- mary Report on the February-March tion to some of the bas-reliefs and build- 2006 Field Season was published in Au- ings treated during the project point to a gust 2006. lack of follow through in the monitoring • Mosaic Conservation: Fifty Years of GCI Newsletter 21.2 fo- cused on conservation; and maintenance program established dur- Modern Practice – GCI 21.1 Martha several Field Projects were ing the project. Furthermore, buildings Demas and Tom Roby participated ac- featured in this NL that were not treated during the Abomey tively to the preparation and the discus- Project were found to be in disrepair and sion section of this GCI Newsletter. The their bas-reliefs show damage. philosophy and approach to the conser- vation of mosaics underwent signifi cant These issues should be addressed before change in the post-World War II period, further damage and deterioration leads to a transformation that is still under way. their complete destruction. The established Where once mosaics were routinely re- monitoring and maintenance program must moved from archaeological sites, now be adhered to more closely to ensure that the trend is to conserve them in situ damage is treated in a timely fashion and when possible. further deterioration arrested. • Conservation at the Getty – GCI Newsletter 21.2 This issue of the GCI The ongoing care and maintenance of Newsletter explores conservation work the bas-reliefs has been compromised by conducted throughout the programs of the departure from their positions with the J. Paul Getty Trust. It features some GCI Newsletter 21.3 fo- the DPC and MHA of all of the personnel of the conservation work done by Field cused on Rock Art; N. trained during the project, and the failure Projects staff for the Gels Cleaning re- Agnew contributed to to train additional staff to carry out this search Project, the China Principles and this NL work. Human and material resources are the Royal Bas-reliefs of Abomey. of the utmost importance to the continued monitoring and maintenance of the bas-re- • Rock Art Today – GCI Newsletter 21.3 liefs over time. Neville Agnew participated to the prep- aration and the discussion section of

19 this GCI Newsletter. Rock art is a major part of our the conservation process? Are the tools appropri- cultural heritage. It is certainly the most ancient and ate and effective enough to address the issue? In perhaps the most vulnerable. How can we best pre- other words: Does documentation serve conserva- serve the millions of images on rocks throughout the tion? Does it truly inform the conservation process? world, which constitute a kind of gigantic museum collection exposed to the depredations of nature and Through a detailed analysis of this review, we identify human activity? signifi cant risks and propose solutions. Documenta- tion practitioners need to be aware of and overcome Papers, lectures prevailing challenges to ensure that documentation truly serves the preservation of our cultural heritage. • Tom Roby facilitated a session on conservation during the annual meeting of the Archaeological In- • In February, Amel Chabbi presented the work done stitute of America, in Montreal, Canada, January 5-8, for Recording, Documentation and Information 2006; he presented a summary report on the ICCM Management for Conservation of Heritage Places: conference held in Hammamet, Tunisia; David My- Illustrated Examples during the Graduate Program ers presented the work of the GCI/WMF Iraq Cul- in Historic Preservation Lecture Series at Upenn. tural Heritage Conservation Initiative and Francois • Lunch time presentation: Neville Agnew and Da- LeBlanc presented the GCI’s Values Based Manage- vid Myers outlined the Southern African Rock Art ment case histories done in collaboration with Parks project, an initiative to enhance preservation and Canada, the US National Parks Service, English Heri- awareness, through workshops and training, of the tage and the Australian Heritage Commission; Kecia rich heritage of the Southern African subcontinent’s Fong talked about the GCI’s planning for training ini- rock art. They discussed activities at two World tiatives in South East Asia. Heritage locations in South Africa: the Mapungubwe • Rand Eppich and Amel Chabbi co-authored a paper Cultural Heritage Landscape on the Limpopo River in entitled “3D Modeling for Conservation in Devel- the north, and the Cederberg Wilderness Area near oping Regions” at the 3D Ascona conference for cul- Capetown. tural heritage. • Claudia Cancino lectured on the subject of earth- • Rand Eppich and Amel Chabbi presented a peer re- en architecture conservation in Lima, Peru at the viewed paper at the CIPA/VAST international confer- Yachay Wasi Institute of Conservation and Restora- ence in Nicosia, Cyprus. It was entitled “How Does tion. Fieldwork took place at Cajamarquilla, a large Hi-tech Touch the Past? Does It Meet Conservation urban center on the outskirts of Lima that reached Needs?” This paper exposes the results from a litera- its apogee on the eve of the Spanish conquest. It was ture review of documentation for cultural heritage. fi rst settled at the dawn of the fi fth century A.D. by the Huari, whose culture fl ourished along the Peru- Only 1/6th of the reviewed literature is strongly relevant vian coast ca. A.D. 400–600. The extensive remains to conservation. Simple and easy-to-use tools are not of the city include blocks of mud-brick housing units published or widely disseminated. Often, hi-technol- and pyramids thought to have been grand residences ogy tools do not meet the current needs of conserva- of Huari warriors. A proposal to develop a master- tion. Documentation literature is not extensively pub- plan and carry out work at the site has been put forth lished outside of Europe. Literature frequently targets by Yachay Wasi Institute, which hopes to reclaim the already informed and highly specialized professionals, site and carry out emergency stabilization. thus limiting the audience and reducing the infl uence • Françoise Descamps participated in the internation- of signifi cant ideas, techniques and methods. These al conference “Conservation in Changing Societies, are some of the conclusions drawn from a recent lit- Heritage & Development” in May 2006 and present- erature review on recording built heritage. As part of ed the case of Joya de Céren. The conference was a larger project to identify examples of good docu- held at the Raymond Lemaire Centre for Conserva- mentation practice, the Getty Conservation Institute tion in Leuven, Belgium. conducted this review, reading over 700 articles, • Neville Agnew and Martha Demas lectured at Co- books, conference proceedings and white papers. lumbia University. • Mary Hardy lectured at UC Berkeley on the GCI’s Although our research was not a scientifi c random work in the conservation of earthen architecture and sampling, our selection set is nevertheless a good gave a public lecture. indication of trends in the fi eld. The material was • David Myers lectured at Columbia University on the drawn from library catalogues, databases, and in- GCI’s Values Based Management case histories done terviews with international professionals, and then in collaboration with Parks Canada, the US National debated by a team of four people over the course Park Service, English Heritage and the Australian of a year. A rating system was created to quantify Heritage Commission and at the University of Penn- the results and centers around the following ques- sylvania on the GCI/WMF Iraq Cultural Heritage tions: What is the conservation issue? Is there a Conservation Initiative. correlation between the documentation phase and • Francois LeBlanc lectured to 80 engineering stu- 20 dents at USC W.V.T. Rusch Engineering Honors Program focuses on architectural heritage sites and cultural on the work and activities carried out by the GCI world- landscapes. The spatial data comprises of GISs for wide and here at the Getty Center. each site and its environment, cm-accurate-3D com- • Francois LeBlanc and Jeff Cody lectured on values puter models, stereo images, panoramas, ground based management and the concept of cultural signifi - plans, façade plans and section as well as 3D land- cance during the UNITAR course on World Heritage in scape models. Non-spatial data include scientifi c pa- Hiroshima, Japan. pers, excavation reports, fi eld notes, historical docu- ments, images of cultural objects and historical maps. Guests and Visitors The database was primarily designed as a resource • The Association for Preservation Technology Interna- for research and higher education; however, the spa- tional (APTi) is a cross-disciplinary, membership orga- tial data acquired for the project can equally serve nization dedicated to promoting the best technology for restoration and as permanent digital record. The for conserving historic structures and their settings. The presentation was mainly concerned with the spatial APT College of Fellows advises the Board of Directors data component of the project. Examples of spatial on issues regarding the advancement of philosophy and data were presented from sites such as Kilwa Kisi- practice of preservation. The GCI hosted a meeting of wani, Djenne, Timbuktu and Lalibela. The project, the APT COF in mid-February at the Center and at the funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is a Villa. Following the meetings, a comprehensive modern joined initiative of the Geomatics Department at the architecture highlights tour of Los Angeles was orga- University of Cape Town and Aluka. Aluka is a proj- nized and lead by Gail Ostergren of the GCI. (F. LeBlanc) ect of Ithaka, a non profi t organization formed, with the support of the Mellon, Hewlett and Niarchos • The GCI hosted the members of the US-ICOMOS Doc- Foundations umentation Committee at the GCI in February. (R. Eppich)

• The GCI hosted students from USC`s summer course on heritage preservation. F. LeBlanc gave an overview of the GCI`s work; this was followed by a visit to the GCI labs

• The GCI hosted two Iraqi guests, Tara Gharfor, and Ban Fadhil at GCI on April 21. (N. Agnew and F. LeBlanc)

• The GCI hosted colleagues, Sameh Zaki Noaman (Docu- mentation Center,Cairo, Supreme Council of Antiqui- ties) and Ramadan Ahmed Ali Ahmed (Inspector, Luxor West Bank, Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt). They visited the GCI from 15 July to 13 August 2006. Additionally, colleagues Zhang Shouyi, Wei Dan, Chen Dong, and Wang Bin, from the State Administration of Cultural Heritage in China were at the GCI from 30 July through 27 August 2006. They were here to par- ticipate in collaborative work on the GCI’s projects in Egypt and China respectively. Specifi cally, we dis- cussed visitor carrying capacity studies, issues related to visitor management, and implementation plans for conservation interventions as they relate to our proj- ect sites in China and site management in the Valley of the Queens in Egypt. (N. Agnew and M. Demas) Photo of Lorinda Wong in the J. Paul Getty Trust An- nual Report. It shows Lori using multispectral imag- ing to study the seventeenth-century wall paintings • On Nov. 20, 2006 the GCI hosted Heinz Ruther, Professor, by Andrea Pozzo at the Mission of Mondovi in Italy, as part of the GCI’s collaborative Organic Materials Geomatics Department at the University of Cape Town, in Wall Paintings project South Africa. He made a presentation to GCI staff enti- tled: African Cultural Heritage and Landscapes Database - The virtual conservation of Africa’s Past. (N. Agnew)

The presentation reported on the development of a da- tabase of African Cultural Heritage and landscapes. The database integrates spatial and non-spatial data and 21 Support Staff Administrative and logistical support is indispensable to the success of our activities Field campaigns, international conferences and expert meetings require a great deal of preparation and administrative support. Whether it is to make travel arrangements for participants, obtain visas, ship and track campaign or conference materials, meet and coordinate site activities with local authorities, prepare documents and correspondence in a foreign language or simply deal with the day to day administrative offi ce tasks, our campaigns and professional activities would not be possible without the support of our competent and dedicated support staff.

Micaela Shea Chris Seki Micaela supervises the Field Proj- Chris supported the Earthen Ar- ects support staff and is the assis- chitecture Initiative, as well as the tant to the Head of Field Projects. China Mogao and China Principles She provides department-wide projects. Chris provided support services and supports the Egypt - for the organization of the cam- Valley of the Queens project and paign to China and the Getty Seis- the China Initiative projects. mic Adobe Project (GSAP) meeting of experts held at the GCI in April of 2006. Chris left the GCI during Rio Hibler-Kerr the fi rst week of September to pursue personal goals. Rio supports the Digital Lab and its related activities, including project Nick Swarts coordination for Documentation Nick supports the Documenta- Strategy’s Handbook Publication tion Initiative and the Grouts proj- and organization of ARIS-07 mate- ect. During 2006, Nick also sup- rials and logistics. She also handles ported the Retablo, Yanhuitlan, Digital Lab-related trainings, con- Copan, Kazan and GSPA projects. ference and intern travel, software He particularly contributes to our and hardware procurement, pho- Department by developing depart- tographic equipment procurement and inventory, and pro- ment-wide tools such as databases vides additional services as backup for the Sr. Project Co- for contacts and organizations and ordinators on other Field Projects activities and projects. institutions, and provides procurement and departmental support services. Kathleen Louw Kathleen supports the Mosaics Virginia Horton ICCM conference proceedings, the Virginia supports the Maya Initia- Technicians Training campaigns tive projects in Copan, Honduras, also in Tunisia, and the Mosaics and at Joya de Céren in El Salvador, Research and Testing project. Dur- and the Retablos Proceedings proj- ing 2006, Kathleen’s Russian lan- ect in Seville, Spain. During 2006, guage skills were very helpful for she also supported the GSAP Pub- supporting the organization of the lic Day event, the Mexico Evalu- OWHC conference in Kazan. ation and the Values Case Study projects. Rick Miller Rick provided technical support in Beverly Weisblatt the Digital Lab. He assisted with Beverly works as a Senior Staff As- image scanning, manipulation, ar- sistant, providing administrative chiving, cataloguing retrieval and support to Neville Agnew. She printing. Rick also helped with currently coordinates the Southern PowerPoint presentations, main- African Rock Art project; Beverly’s tenance and repair of technical Russian language skills are very equipment and software training. helpful to assists with the organi- Rick left the GCI to pursue PhD studies at UCLA in Sept. zation of the OWHC Conference in ۞.Kazan, Russia in 2007 .2006

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