Overview of Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North

Conflict and Cultural Heritage Conference

Overview of Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa

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Part of the Conflict and Cultural Heritage Conference. Theme 1: What is happening? The significance of sites at risk, and the current situation. 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. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

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