EHV - Palmatis Fortress - Archaeological Heritage Conservation
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14.07.2019 — 28.07.2019
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Description
Palmatis is an Ancient Roman city with a large fortified territory of 225,000 square m. It is situated near’s village Onogur in North-East Bulgaria, a region known as Dobrudga. During the last three years, the Regional History Museum in Dobrich and the Municipality of Tervel launched a research program on the site. So far, there has been excavated a huge 6 m long Early Christian basilica with many original elements luckily preserved. The excavation works are still going on and the site is not open to the public. No conservation works have been carried out so far. It appears unspoiled by tourism, hidden, and wondrous. The project will be very intensive and consist of two parts – a practical working part and a study part. In the evenings and during the weekend, educational and cultural activities will take place. The works will be carried out in two groups at two separate locations on the site. The first group will work on the synthronon and the second group will work on the base of the chancel screen at the altar. The volunteers will be engaged in all levels of the conservation process. During the first week, both groups will be engaged in planning a conservation strategy by recording archaeological structures, surveying architectural elements, and mapping damaged areas. During the second week, both groups will be engaged in implementing the conservation strategy from the previous week. The work will consist of various hands-on tasks such as cleaning and applying repair techniques. The educational part of the project will provide knowledge about the cultural heritage from the Late Antiquity and the region of Dobrudga. It will include a hike to the canyon of the river Suha Reka and a guided tour of the picturesque rock-hewn monasteries nearby. During the project the volunteers will be living in an original Dobrudga village and will get to know the local community who are ancestors of the Crimean Tatars.
Additional Information
The volunteers will assist in mapping and conservation of an early Christian basilica.
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Болгария, Добричская область, ДобричPhotos
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