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An integrated methodology for the documentation and protection of cultural heritage in the MENA region: a case study from Libya and Tunisia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2020

Anna Leone ,
Will Wootton ,
Corisande Fenwick ,
Marco Nebbia ,
Hiba Alkhalaf ,
Gaygysyz Jorayev ,
Ammar Othman ,
Muftah A. Alhddad ,
Morgan Belzic  and
Ahmad Emrage
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Anna Leone
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, Durham University
Will Wootton
Affiliation:
Department of Classics, King's College London
Corisande Fenwick
Affiliation:
Institute of Archaeology, University College London
Marco Nebbia
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, Durham University
Hiba Alkhalaf
Affiliation:
Department of Classics, King's College London
Gaygysyz Jorayev
Affiliation:
Institute of Archaeology, University College London
Ammar Othman
Affiliation:
Institut National du Patrimoine de Tunisie
Muftah A. Alhddad
Affiliation:
Azzaytouna University, Tarhuna, Libya
Morgan Belzic
Affiliation:
Mission Archéologique Française pour la Libye antique/École Pratiques des Hautes Études/Department of Archaeology, Durham University
Ahmad Emrage
Affiliation:
University of Benghazi, Libya
Ziad Siala
Affiliation:
Department of Antiquities of Libya
Patricia Voke
Affiliation:
Wessex Archaeology/Department of Archaeology, Durham University
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Abstract

This paper presents the methodology and overall outcomes from the Training in Action project (TinA), funded by the British Council's Cultural Protection Fund between 2017 and 2019, which has built capacity among 72 employees of the Department of Antiquities of Libya (DoA) and the Institut National du Patrimoine de Tunisie (INP). It highlights the integrated and comprehensive nature of the training based on an innovative approach designed to increase value and impact. The integrated methodology, combining documentation, conservation and management, serves as a reproducible and sustainable model for other capacity-building projects. TinA was developed and carried out collaboratively by academics at Durham University, King's College London and University College London, and in partnership with the DoA and INP.

تقدم هذه الورقة المنهجية والنتائج الإجمالية لمشروع التدريب أثناء العمل (TinA)، الممول من صندوق حماية الثقافة التابع للمجلس الثقافي البريطاني في الفترة ما بين 2017–2019، والذي قام ببناء قدرات اثنين وسبعين من موظفي مصلحة الآثار الليبية (DOA) و المعهد الوطني للتراث التونسي (INP). و تسلط الضوء على الطبيعة المتكاملة والشاملة للتدريب على أساس نهج مبتكر مصمم لزيادة القيمة و التأثير. تعمل المنهجية المتكاملة، التي تجمع بين التوثيق والحفظ والإدارة، كنموذج قابل للاستنساخ و مستدام لمشاريع بناء القدرات الأخرى. تم تطوير TinA وتنفيذه بشكل تعاوني من قبل الأكاديميين في جامعة دورهام و جامعة الملك بلندن (KCL) و جامعة لندن (UCL)، وبالشراكة مع مصلحة الآثار الليبية و المعهد الوطني للتراث التونسي .

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Part 3: Fieldwork Reports
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Libyan Studies , Volume 51 , November 2020 , pp. 141 - 168
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Copyright © The Society for Libyan Studies 2020

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