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Monument Conservator

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Monument Conservators diagnose structural decay, material deterioration, and biological colonisation in built heritage — temples, forts, stepwells, mosques, colonial-era structures, and ancient stone complexes — and execute evidence-based conservation treatments to stabilise them for the long term. In India the primary employer is the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which directly manages 3,600+ centrally-protected monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act 1958; state archaeology departments, INTACH, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, and private heritage trusts run parallel programmes at unlisted properties. The work demands fluency in lime-mortar mixes, chemical consolidants (Paraloid B-72, lime-pozzolan grouts), stone species identification, photogrammetric condition-mapping, and the ICOMOS Venice Charter and ASI Manual of Conservation — combined with the ability to supervise on-site masons, conserve epigraphic surfaces without erasing evidence, and write conservation reports that satisfy ASI's documentation standards. Internationally, monument conservators work for UNESCO World Heritage site projects, the Getty Conservation Institute, Historic England, and bilateral government programmes that partner with Indian institutions.