Elisheva Kamaisky is Senior Conservator and Head of the Pottery Conservation Unit of the Israel Antiquities Authority where she has worked since 1989. Her research interests center on the technology of ancient pottery production and manufacturing, preventive conservation and analytical needs of ceramics and ceramic treatment materials. Elisheva holds an MA in Archaeology and Archaeological materials from Tel Aviv University and a BA in Pottery Design, from the Bezalel Art Academy, Jerusalem, Israel. She is a member of the Israel Society for the Conservation and Preservation of Cultural Property and ICOM.