Cummings Foundation Grant Recipient

Prior Years — Harvard University Department of Anthropology

Heritage Forensics: Satellites and Specters in the Contested Caucasus ~ Thursday, October 5, 2023 ~ In Person

Heritage Forensics: Satellites and Specters in the Contested Caucasus ~ Thursday, October 5, 2023 ~ In Person

This presentation will introduce the practice of heritage forensics in relation to the ongoing research program of Caucasus Heritage Watch (CHW). Founded in 2020 in the wake of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, CHW uses the techniques of cultural aerospace to document, detect, and deter attacks on the fragile remains of the human past. This talk is organized around three forensic dossiers on medieval and early modern heritage caught in the crosshairs of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

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