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ACE 'Working in Archaeology' Photographic Exhibition 2011-12

Each one of Pierre Buch's 40 photographs is an independent work and can be considered in its own right. However, each picture is also accompanied by a keyword which helps categorise a facet of the archaeologist's work and to guide the visitor:

Excavating because the archaeologist is often digging amongst buried remains even if they also work on standing buildings and monuments.

Recording as the excavation destroys its subject of research, recording finds has to be precise and systematic.

Analysing because to answer a defined research question, archaeologists have to make the remains in the laboratory 'speak'.

Preserving because we have to conserve remains in order to study and present them now and to preserve them for the future.

Telling because the first aim of archaeology is to elaborate and disseminate knowledge about the past, even if it is constantly changing.

Please note all images are © Buch Edition, they are made available here free of charge for non-commercial use.

These images must not be cropped or otherwise altered without the explicit prior permission of the copyright holder.

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GB_Minster_Conserv_Glass015.jpg Each delicate panel from a beautiful stained glass window is carefully cleaned and recorded by hand, York Glaziers Trust, York Minster, York, UK. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	PRESERVING Title: Each delicate panel from a beautiful stained glass window is carefully cleaned and recorded by hand, York Glaziers Trust, York Minster, York, UK. United Kingdom
GB_Minster_Conserv_Stone_160.jpg Archaeologists help stone masons recreate carvings, following in the footsteps of their medieval predecessors, Stone Mason's Yard, York Minster, York, UK. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	PRESERVING Title: Archaeologists help stone masons recreate carvings, following in the footsteps of their medieval predecessors, Stone Mason's Yard, York Minster, York, UK. United Kingdom
GB_Univ_Bioarch_Labs_132.jpg The mass spectrometer makes it possible to determine the composition of archaeological remains; Bioarchaeology Laboratory, University of York, York, UK. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	ANALYSING Title: The mass spectrometer makes it possible to determine the composition of archaeological remains; Bioarchaeology Laboratory, University of York, York, UK. United Kingdom
GB_YAT_Wood_Labs_111.jpg Each tiny excavated artefact is treated with great care. Here glass fragments are stored in jars, York Archaeological Trust Wood Conservation Laboratory, York, UK [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	ANALYSING Title: Each tiny excavated artefact is treated with great care. Here glass fragments are stored in jars, York Archaeological Trust Wood Conservation Laboratory, York, UK United Kingdom
Naples_metro_026.jpg Urban excavations, Roman thermal baths on the site of a future underground station, Piazza Municipio, Napoli, Italy. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	EXCAVATING Title: Urban excavations, Roman thermal baths on the site of a future underground station, Piazza Municipio, Napoli, Italy. Italy
Naples_metro_054.jpg From ground to paper, drawing of a paved street; Metro construction works, Piazza Municipio, Napoli, Italy. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	RECORDING Title: From ground to paper, drawing of a paved street; Metro construction works, Piazza Municipio, Napoli, Italy. Italy
Pompei_2011_095.jpg Tourists contemplating the Pompeii tragedy, macellum (market), Pompeii, Italy. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	TELLING Title: Tourists contemplating the Pompeii tragedy, macellum (market), Pompeii, Italy. Italy
Pompei_2011_266.jpg Mural painting damaged by graffiti, the difficult cohabitation between a fragile heritage and mass tourism; Pompeii, Italy. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	PRESERVING Title: Mural painting damaged by graffiti, the difficult cohabitation between a fragile heritage and mass tourism; Pompeii, Italy. Italy
Pompei_2011_299.jpg Pompei viva, both a safeguard and promotional programme for an endangered heritage site and a hope for the future; Pompeii, Italy. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	TELLING Title: Pompei viva, both a safeguard and promotional programme for an endangered heritage site and a hope for the future; Pompeii, Italy. Italy
_GRE3484.jpg Looking at the ruins; inhabitants are confronted with the archaeological ruins in the heart of their city; The Palace of Galerius, Thessaloniki, Greece. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	TELLING Title: Looking at the ruins; inhabitants are confronted with the archaeological ruins in the heart of their city; The Palace of Galerius, Thessaloniki, Greece. Greece
_GRE3509.jpg Perpetuating the remains of the past, restoration works in a highly urbanized context; the Palace of Galerius, Thessaloniki, Greece. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	PRESERVING Title: Perpetuating the remains of the past, restoration works in a highly urbanized context; the Palace of Galerius, Thessaloniki, Greece. Greece
_GRE3748.jpg From fragments to pixels: digital representation of a tomb painting of the 4th century BC, Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	TELLING Title: From fragments to pixels: digital representation of a tomb painting of the 4th century BC, Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. Greece
_GRE4019.jpg Searching for traces at an archaeological site, field walking, Vasilika Survey Project, Vasilika, Thessaloniki, Greece. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	EXCAVATING Title: Searching for traces at an archaeological site, field walking, Vasilika Survey Project, Vasilika, Thessaloniki, Greece. Greece
All_Frankfurt_167.jpg The library offers a place to meet colleagues from all over Europe and to promote joint research, Romisch-Germanische Kommission, Frankfurt, Germany. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	TELLING Title: The library offers a place to meet colleagues from all over Europe and to promote joint research, Romisch-Germanische Kommission, Frankfurt, Germany. Germany
All_Frankfurt_199.jpg Field research always begins and ends in a book; Romisch-Germanische Kommission, Frankfurt, Germany. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	TELLING Title: Field research always begins and ends in a book; Romisch-Germanische Kommission, Frankfurt, Germany. Germany
All_Frankfurt_246.jpg A new digging discipline? Modern techniques draw pictures of buried structures without destroying them. Geophysical surveys of prehistoric settlement sites in Slovakia and Ukraine, Romisch-Germanische Kommission, Frankfurt, Germany. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	RECORDING Title: A new digging discipline? Modern techniques draw pictures of buried structures without destroying them. Geophysical surveys of prehistoric settlement sites in Slovakia and Ukraine, Romisch-Germanische Kommission, Frankfurt, Germany. Germany
All_Manching_032.jpg Finds come alive in their context. The showcase hints at the Celtic well, in which these pots once lay, Kelten Romer museum Manching, Manching, Germany. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	TELLING Title: Finds come alive in their context. The showcase hints at the Celtic well, in which these pots once lay, Kelten Romer museum Manching, Manching, Germany. Germany
All_Manching_126.jpg The Museum of Archaeology tells the story of the material remains through their careful presentation and educational tools tailored for visitors of all ages; Kelten Romer museum Manching, Manching, Germany. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	TELLING Title: The Museum of Archaeology tells the story of the material remains through their careful presentation and educational tools tailored for visitors of all ages; Kelten Romer museum Manching, Manching, Germany. Germany
Bel_Borgerhout_002.jpg In a specialised lab in Antwerp (Belgium) the Cog of Doel, a medieval ship, is being researched and preserved, Cog of Doel, Antwerp, Belgium. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	RECORDING Title: In a specialised lab in Antwerp (Belgium) the Cog of Doel, a medieval ship, is being researched and preserved, Cog of Doel, Antwerp, Belgium. Belgium
Bel_Borgerhout_245.jpg Archaeology is also technology. This digital arm records the archaeological remains of a medieval cog, in order to make a 3D model, Cog of Doel, Antwerp, Belgium. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	RECORDING Title: Archaeology is also technology. This digital arm records the archaeological remains of a medieval cog, in order to make a 3D model, Cog of Doel, Antwerp, Belgium. Belgium
Bel_Kruybeke_118.jpg Archaeological research requires good collaboration between professionals from different disciplines, both in the field and in the laboratory; Kruibeke-Bazel, Belgium. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	EXCAVATING Title: Archaeological research requires good collaboration between professionals from different disciplines, both in the field and in the laboratory; Kruibeke-Bazel, Belgium. Belgium
Bel_Tongeren_075.jpg The glass in the window: a reflection of the material culture of the Roman world, Gallo-Roman Museum Tongeren, Tongeren, Belgium. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	TELLING Title: The glass in the window: a reflection of the material culture of the Roman world, Gallo-Roman Museum Tongeren, Tongeren, Belgium. Belgium
Bel_Zellik_Nef_097.jpg Refitting thousands of sherds from a 14th century dump of a pottery kiln. This pitcher is one of the results, Mechelen, Belgium. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	ANALYSING Title: Refitting thousands of sherds from a 14th century dump of a pottery kiln. This pitcher is one of the results, Mechelen, Belgium. Belgium
Esp_Campo_Lameira_123.jpg This representation of a library acknowledges the importance of books for the dissemination of archaeological knowledge, Archaeological Park of Rock Art of Campo Lameiro, Spain. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	TELLING Title: This representation of a library acknowledges the importance of books for the dissemination of archaeological knowledge, Archaeological Park of Rock Art of Campo Lameiro, Spain. Spain
Esp_Dombate_090.jpg We don't miss a thing, recording the dolmen in depth by using innovative tools: the 3D scanner, Dolmen of Dombate, Spain. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	RECORDING Title: We don't miss a thing, recording the dolmen in depth by using innovative tools: the 3D scanner, Dolmen of Dombate, Spain. Spain
Esp_Lapa_074.jpg Precision, analogy: understanding the object in the laboratory; El Instituto de Ciencias del Patrimonio (Incipit), Santiago de Compostela, Spain. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	ANALYSING Title: Precision, analogy: understanding the object in the laboratory; El Instituto de Ciencias del Patrimonio (Incipit), Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Spain
Esp_Lugo_Mosaica_120.jpg From Roman hydrotherapy to modern crack treatment, Roman Swimming Pool in Lugo, Spain. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	PRESERVING Title: From Roman hydrotherapy to modern crack treatment, Roman Swimming Pool in Lugo, Spain. Spain
Fr_Canal_Bourlon_025.jpg Excavating a mediaeval burial as part of a preventive archeology operation on the line of a new waterway; Inrap excavations on the Seine-north Europe waterway, Bourlon, France. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	EXCAVATING Title: Excavating a mediaeval burial as part of a preventive archeology operation on the line of a new waterway; Inrap excavations on the Seine-north Europe waterway, Bourlon, France. France
Fr_Canal_Marquion_308.jpg Mechanical excavators, effective tools for large-scale preventive archeology; Inrap excavations on the Seine-north Europe waterway, Marquion, France. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	EXCAVATING Title: Mechanical excavators, effective tools for large-scale preventive archeology; Inrap excavations on the Seine-north Europe waterway, Marquion, France. France
Fr_Canal_Marquion_557.jpg Horizontal, vertical, stratigraphy: the layers reveal the structure of the soil and the duration of human occupation; excavation of a Roman villa's thermal baths; Inrap excavations on the Seine-north Europe waterway, Marquion, France. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	EXCAVATING Title: Horizontal, vertical, stratigraphy: the layers reveal the structure of the soil and the duration of human occupation; excavation of a Roman villa's thermal baths; Inrap excavations on the Seine-north Europe waterway, Marquion, France. France
Fr_Canal_Marquion_594.jpg The pickaxe, the shovel, the trowel... the traditional tools continue to accompany the archaeologist's daily life and work; Inrap excavations on the Seine-north Europe waterway, Marquion, France. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	EXCAVATING Title: The pickaxe, the shovel, the trowel... the traditional tools continue to accompany the archaeologist's daily life and work; Inrap excavations on the Seine-north Europe waterway, Marquion, France. France
Fr_Paris_Buffon_044.jpg In drawers: classified bones for comparison, identification and interpretation; Archaeozoology and Archaeobotanic Laboratory (CNRS - UMR 7209), Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, France. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	ANALYSING Title: In drawers: classified bones for comparison, identification and interpretation; Archaeozoology and Archaeobotanic Laboratory (CNRS - UMR 7209), Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, France. France
Fr_Paris_Buffon_055.jpg Osteological collection: a library of bones; Archaeozoology and Archaeobotanic Laboratory (CNRS - UMR 7209), Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, France. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	ANALYSING Title: Osteological collection: a library of bones; Archaeozoology and Archaeobotanic Laboratory (CNRS - UMR 7209), Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, France. France
Fr_Paris_St_Denis_005.jpg Medieval ceramics in a reference collection: how to use type series in archaeology, Unite d'archeologie de la ville de Saint-Denis, France. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	ANALYSING Title: Medieval ceramics in a reference collection: how to use type series in archaeology, Unite d'archeologie de la ville de Saint-Denis, France. France
Fr_Paris_St_Denis_109.jpg Timber structure and scaffolding for vertical archaeology: going up to read the city, Unite d'archeologie de la ville de Saint-Denis, France. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	TELLING Title: Timber structure and scaffolding for vertical archaeology: going up to read the city, Unite d'archeologie de la ville de Saint-Denis, France. France
Fr_Paris_St_Denis_312.jpg The cape of a 13th century's limestone sculpture: archaeology and the art of putting things in a box, Unite d'archeologie de la ville de Saint-Denis, France. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	RECORDING Title: The cape of a 13th century's limestone sculpture: archaeology and the art of putting things in a box, Unite d'archeologie de la ville de Saint-Denis, France. France
GB_ADS_KM_Computers_011.jpg The Archaeology Data Service hardware 'museum' Already our early computers have become ancient artefacts, ADS, University of York, York, UK. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	RECORDING Title: The Archaeology Data Service hardware 'museum' Already our early computers have become ancient artefacts, ADS, University of York, York, UK. United Kingdom
GB_ADS_KM_Offices_002.jpg Recording skeleton details can be hungry work, this record sheet has been left for completion after lunch, Archaeology laboratory, University of York, York, UK. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	RECORDING Title: Recording skeleton details can be hungry work, this record sheet has been left for completion after lunch, Archaeology laboratory, University of York, York, UK. United Kingdom
GB_Hungate_011.jpg Each level is labelled as the archaeologists dig down and each colourful layer tells us a story from the past, Hungate Excavations, York, UK. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	EXCAVATING Title: Each level is labelled as the archaeologists dig down and each colourful layer tells us a story from the past, Hungate Excavations, York, UK. United Kingdom
GB_Hungate_214.jpg Great care is taken when remains are removed from site for analysis; each is carefully boxed and numbered, Hungate Excavations, York, UK. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	RECORDING Title: Great care is taken when remains are removed from site for analysis; each is carefully boxed and numbered, Hungate Excavations, York, UK. United Kingdom