CONSERVATION, STUDY AND RESTORATION OF ARTEFACTS

The workshop: Shallalat

Since 1999, the CEA has invested hugely in the refurbishing of 19th century building, once part of an arsenal, in order to create a true storehouse for the digs as well as a space for restoring and studying archaeological artefacts.
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The building consists of 14 rooms on two levels. The 7 rooms in the basement have all be part of the project of renewal, whereas only three of the upper floor rooms have been transformed.
Four rooms on the lower level are reserved for storage, one of which holds only stonework. Total capacity (excluding the racks for stonework) is for about 1680 cases and 7056 boxes. The other 3 rooms on this level are to be used for the conservation and restoration of painted plaster and mosaics.

Shallalat - interior courtyard

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Storehouse - Metal restoration
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On the upper level, one of the rooms has been adapted for metal restoration and the study of artefacts (capacity of artefacts under study: 3888 boxes).
The other two are reserved for "treasure"; that is, artefacts selected by the Egyptian antiquities service.