And My Trowel - Two Archaeologists Between Fantasy and Fiction

The Conservation of Gorian Dray (part 2) - Ep 30


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It’s part two of our quest to conserve the portrait of Gorian Dray, with special guest and professional conservation expert Jessica van Dam. But should we actually be conserving this portrait at all? After all, you could argue that it is itself a person. So what are the ethics around working with human remains in archaeology? How would we approach this particular fantastical example? And where in this world is Gorian Dray? Tune in to find out!

Books Mentioned
  • Strange Practice (Vivian Shaw)
  • The Truth (Terry Pratchett)
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  • Anne of Cleves portrait restoration
  • Jessica’s website
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And My Trowel - Two Archaeologists Between Fantasy and FictionBy The Archaeology Podcast Network