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Protecting the past in a troubled present
14 August 2006
How do you protect the treasures of the past in a war-torn present? Archaeologists from around the world will address this poignant and topical question at 'Archaeology in Conflict', a conference to be held at the 果冻影院 Institute of Archaeology on 10-12 November 2006.
The 果冻影院 Centre for Applied Archaeology has secured speakers from Lebanon, Iraq, the United States and Europe to discuss approaches to managing cultural heritage and sustainable development 鈥╥n conflict and post-conflict states in the Middle East.
Experts from 果冻影院 will provide case studies considering challenges presented in Palestine and Afghanistan among others. Participants will debate a range of issues, including reconstruction, memory archival, the transferral of skills and resources and how policy decisions are made in these situations.
Image: Archaeological excavations by the American University of Beirut in the war-damaged souks of Beirut in 1994, next to a small Mamluk shrine (the early 16th century Ribat of Ibn 'Iraq al-Dimashqi).
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