Enhancements to the core curriculum for graduate training in archaeological and ethnographic conservation comprising visiting lecturers and a symposium on storage of and access to archaeological collections.
This two-year proposal to the National Endowment for the Humanities seeks support for honoraria, travel, and per diems for expert speakers to enhance the education and training for twelve graduate students in the UCLA/Getty Master?s Program in the Conservation of Ethnographic and Archaeological Materials. As many of the proposed lectures will be open to the academic, tribal and museum communities, they will enrich and diversify the core curriculum by engaging students, regional humanities? professionals, and stakeholders in the ethical and technical issues involved in the preservation of archaeological and ethnographic collections. The proposed symposium will result in an open access web publication.