Part of the Conflict and Cultural Heritage Conference. Theme 1: What is happening? The significance of sites at risk, and the current situation.
Overview of Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa
The Endangered Archaeology project assesses threats to archaeological sites using satellite imagery and aerial photographs. This talk presents an overview of the approach, initial results and future strategies for the project.
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The Conflict and Cultural Heritage Conference aims to raise public awareness and develop understanding of the issues surrounding the protecting of cultural heritage at risk from armed conflict. Focussing on the Middle East, the area currently undergoing the greatest destruction and where the heritage is most at risk, we aim to demonstrate the importance of the heritage, why its destruction matters, and what can be done. Topics to be explored will include the material heritage of the region...