Archaeology, Conservation, and Public Engagement at Omrit: A Case Study Available to Purchase

j. andrew overman is the Drake Distinguished Professor in the Fine Arts and Humanities in the Classical Mediterranean and Middle East Department at Macalester College. He is the founding Director of the Omrit excavations in Northern Israel. (Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105; [email protected])

michael s. kreher holds a B.A. from Macalester College in Studio Arts and Classical Archaeology. After serving as a printmaking studio assistant, he worked at the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis, MN. He studied conservation in Florence and Pisa, Italy and has been working at the Omrit site since 2016. He is currently studying conservation archaeology in areas of conflict and destruction. (1633 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA 94122; [email protected])

erin e gibbs holds a B.A. from Macalester College in Classics and Classical Archaeology. She interned with the conservation department of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. She received an M.S. degree from the Historic Preservation Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is currently the Preservation Training Manager for the Vanishing Treasures Program for the National Park Service. She excavated for many seasons at Omrit and is the cofounder of the Conservation Field School at Omrit. (P.O. Box 6631, Jackson, WY 83001; [email protected])