The International Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management launches its newsletter

"Welcome to the inaugural issue of ICAHM News. We have compiled the latest ICAHM-related events, news, and reports on members' activities here for your convenience. ICAHM invites members to submit a short report on current projects for inclusion in the newsletter."

Read the first issue (PDF, 6 MB)

More info on ICOMOS-ICAHM website

Cuba Arqueológica. Revista digital de Arqueología de Cuba y el Caribe - Año III, n° 3, enero - junio de 2010

El n° 3 de 2010 de "Cuba Arqueológica. Revista digital de Arqueología de Cuba y el Caribe (ISSN: 1852-0723) acaba de ser publicada en la web de Cuba Arqueológica.

Download/Pueden descargarlo directamente aqui (PDF, 11,50 MB)

Source: Cuba Arqueologica

New GCI publications

Archaeological Sites in the Maya Area: A Conservation Challenge - Proceedings of the XXII Symposium of Archaeological Investigations in Guatemala.

This publication constitutes an important step in the research, conservation, and use of archaeological heritage, as it reflects on the ways different disciplines collaborate, and on the importance of sustainability for site conservation and management.

The complete proceedings are available online in Spanish (PDF, 6 MB), with an English (PDF, 1 MB)summary.


The Nature of Conservation: A Race Against Time

By Philip Ward

This classic work explains the place of conservation and restoration in museums. Long out of print, it is now being published online by the GCI.

Access a free PDF in English or Spanish online.


Landmarks of a New Generation: User's Manual

In the 1990s, the GCI initiated a series of projects that encouraged young people to document through photographs those things they considered landmarks in their community. This out of print manual—now available as a PDF—presents a practical method for creating these landmark projects.

Access the free PDF online (5.2 MB).


Newly Acquired Titles

Recently acquired titles in the Conservation Collection in the Research Library at the Getty Research Institute are available to readers on site at the Getty Center. Some materials are available through your library's interlibrary loan service.

Download the list (PDF, 186 KB)

Cuba Arqueológica. Revista digital de Arqueología de Cuba y el Caribe - Año II, n° 2, Noviembre 2009

El n° 2 de 2009 (Noviembre) de "Cuba Arqueológica. Revista digital de Arqueología de Cuba y el Caribe. Año II. No. 2, Noviembre 2009" (ISSN: 1852-0723)acaba de ser publicada en la web de Cuba Arqueológica.

Pueden descargarlo directamente aqui

Source: Cuba Arqueologica

Cuba Arqueológica. Revista digital de Arqueología de Cuba y el Caribe - Año II, n° 1, Marzo 2009

El n° 1 de 2009 (Marzo) de "Cuba Arqueológica. Revista digital de Arqueología de Cuba y el Caribe. Año II. No. 1, Marzo 2009" (ISSN: 1852-0723)acaba de ser publicada en la web de Cuba Arqueológica.

Pueden descargarlo directamente aqui

Source: Cuba Arqueologica

Herculaneum Project

The Herculaneum Project is a collaboration between the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) and the Herculaneum Conservation Project (HCP)—a large project begun in 2001. The HCP is sponsored by the Packard Humanities Institute and is conducted in collaboration with the Soprintendenza Speciale per i beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei, under the management of the British School in Rome. The HCP overall objective is conserving and enhancing the ancient city of Herculaneum.

More information on the project in the Getty Conservation Institute website

Cuba Arqueológica. Revista digital de Arqueología de Cuba y el Caribe

Cuba Arqueológica. Revista digital de Arqueología de Cuba y el Caribe. Año 1. No. 1, 2008 (ISSN: 1852-0723 )

El primer número (Octubre 2008) de la revista 'Cuba Arqueológica' ha sido publicado en la web www.cubaarqueologica.org, donde pueden consultarlo y descargarlo.

Bibliography on archaeological heritage by the UNESCO-ICOMOS Documentation Centre

The UNESCO-ICOMOS Documentation Centre has just made available, in the website, a bibliography on archaeological heritage management. All the documents in the bibliography are in the ICOMOS bibliographic database and for consultation in the Documentation Centre.

The bibliography can be downloaded in PDF format