Embedding the remote sensing monitoring of archaeological site damage at the local level: Results from the "Archaeological practice and heritage protection in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq" project.

ABSTRACT: Today, the satellite-based monitoring of archaeological sites and site damage is a widespread practice, especially in conflict-affected regions. However, the vast majority of these remote sensing cultural heritage monitoring efforts have been led and conducted by remote researchers, and there remains an urgent need to embed this work within existing, in-country institutions at local and regional levels. Here, we present the archaeological site monitoring approach and results from the project Archaeological Practice and Heritage Protection in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, a collaborative project between the Sirwan Regional Project and Kurdish Iraqi archaeologists aimed at generating a fully functional and sustainable programme of archaeological site management co-created with, and managed b

SUBMITTER: Laugier EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9200297 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature