Conflict Antiquities

Project TypeBlog
Institution TypeIndependent
MethodsOSINT
Geographic AreaIraq, Syria, Turkey
Websitehttps://conflictantiquities.wordpress.com/
SummaryOn a personal blog, the archaeologist Samuel Hardy studies the illicit trade in antiquities and the destruction of cultural heritage in a context of economic crisis, organized crime, and armed conflict, concentrating on the analysis of crimes against cultural heritage and communal property. His research also addresses the use and abuse of cultural heritage (appropriation, vandalism) as well as its social, economic, and political contexts. His main area of study is Cyprus, Greece, and Turkey, with some coverage of other regions.