Claudia Chemello is Principal and Senior Conservator of Terra Mare Conservation, LLC a private conservation practice specializing in the conservation of archaeological, architectural fine art and industrial cultural heritage. Prior to starting a private practice, Claudia was senior conservator at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology at the University of Michigan and a conservator for the Agora Excavations, Greece. She has a graduate degree in conservation from the University of Western Sydney, Australia, and is a Fellow of the American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC). Her primary interests are the conservation of archaeological materials, particularly metals, field conservation methods and the integration of conservation and archaeology. She has provided conservation for numerous excavations in the Middle East, the Mediterranean, Central America, and Asia. She is Coordinator of the ICOM-CC Metals Working Group and a former co-chair of the Archaeological Discussion Group of the AIC.