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2. WORKSHOP ON CONSERVATION AND

REPAIR OF SUBMERGED ARTIFACTS

AS INA-Institute of Nautical Archaeology, it was historical development and contribution of the studies
a great pleasure to hold the second workshop on the carried out by INA to the scientific world. The sec-
“preservation and Repair of Submerged Artifacts” ond speaker was prof. Mustafa Şahin from Uludağ
organized by TINA, the Turkish Foundation for University. In his presentation titled “The Underwater
Underwater Archaeology and host the students of Excavations and Excavation System at the İznik Lake
the Archaeology Department of Uludağ University, Basilica”, he provided detailed information about the
Turkey. A two-day workshop was held between June underwater excavations conducted at the basilica. The
2 and 3, 2018 with the participation of third presentation was by Serkan Gündüz
Oğuz Aydemir, the president of TINA, on the “Nautical Archaeology projects of
Jeff Hakko, Metin Ataç, Enes Ediz, Zaf- Uludağ University”.
er Kızılkaya and Deniz Karakoç, mem- After the lunch break, the presenta-
bers of TINA Executive Board, prof. tions made by the postgraduate students
Mustafa Şahin and Serkan Gündüz from of Uludağ University included “The
Uludağ University and postgraduate stu- Storage and Digital Recording of the Un-
dents of the Archaeology Department. derwater Excavations at the İznik Lake
The first day of this two-day event wit- Basilica” by Gurbet Kılınç; “The Sub-
nessed presentations to help the students merged Remains on the Nicaean Shore-
better understand maritime archaeology line” by Semih Togan; “The Ship Grafitti
and have a mutual exchange of infor- in the Church of Hagia Sophia at Nicaea”
mation, which was followed by a tour by Çağrı Aydın; “The Coin Finds from
and observation of implementations in Mustafa Şahin - Oğuz Aydemir the Underwater Excavation at İznik
the laboratories of the INA Bodrum Re- Lake Basilica”- by Erhan Gürman; the
search Center on the second day. “The pottery Finds of the 2015-2017 Campaign at the
The opening speech of the workshop was delivered Submerged Basilica in Lake İznik” by Hülya Yamur-
by Mr. Oğuz Aydemir, the president of TINA Foun- kaya; and “Restoration of Artifacts Removed from the
dation, who later on gave the floor to Fikret Üçcan, Underwater Site” by Sara Özçelik. Final presentations
the former consultant to the Ministry of Culture and were made by Orkan Köyağasıoğlu, an archaeologist
Tourism, Alpay pasinli, the former General Director from the INA Bodrum Research Center on “The Tech-
of Cultural Heritage and Museums, and Aykut Özet, niques in Nautical Surveys and Excavations” and Esra
the former Deputy General Director Cultural Heritage Altınanıt Biçer, the chief conservator of the INA Bod-
and Museums to share their experiences and recom- rum Research Center on “The Conservation and Re-
mendations for the future with our guest students. pair of Finds from the Submerged Sites”.
Following the opening speechs, Tûba Ekmekçi Lit- During the second day of the workshop, the partici-
tlefield, the Director of the INA Bodrum Research pants observed the conservation and restoration works
Center made a comprehensive presentation on the carried out in the laboratories of INA Bodrum Re-
“INA-Institute of Nautical Archaeology and its Ac- search Center, and the experts provided information
tivities”, and provided information about the initial about the conservation and repair works of submerged
studies on maritime archaeology in Turkey, and its artifacts.

Fotoğraflar: Bilge Güneşdoğdu Akman. TINA Vakfı Arşivi. photos: Bilge Güneşdoğdu Akman. The TINA Foundation Archive.
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