APSARA National Authority building capacity of archaeological officers

via Khmer Times, 27 June 2023: The APSARA National Authority conducted a three-day training course on “Archaeological Research Skills” to enhance the proficiency of its officers, staff, and workers in excavation methods, soil analysis, and documentation, with a focus on understanding history and ensuring effective conservation and restoration of archaeological sites in the Angkor area.

A total of 37 officers, staff, and skilled workers participated in this training, focusing on the main contents, such as the importance of archaeology to understand history; how to look at the soil in archaeological studies; the importance of soil in archaeological studies; visiting the main excavation site in the Angkor area, how to excavate, record the soil layer, and take photos, and the importance of archaeological excavations and archaeological finds, pointed out the authority in a news release yesterday.

Im Sokrithy, Archaeologist and Director of the Department of Research, Training, and Communication, representative of Dr Hang Peou, Director General of the APSARA National Authority, said at the opening ceremony that although this training course is short, it provides more important tips for archaeological officers and skilled workers who work directly on the site and study other theories to work more effectively to the same standard.

Source: APSARA National Authority building capacity of archaeological officers – Khmer Times