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Digital Documentation of Heritage听Sites in Post-Conflict Anbar

Team:听Dr.听Abdulazez听Khudhair听Abbas,听Mrs. Buraq Sadiq听Jafar,听Dr.听Ammar听Subhy听Khalaf听(),听Mr. Muhammad Jasim Abid听(SBAH Anbar)听

Duration: funded for 6 months from 1 January 2021听

Al-Anbar is a large province in western Iraq, home to many heritage sites, which听suffer the effects of the听2003 conflict and听ISIS invasion of 2014.听听

The project aims to raise the residents' awareness of the importance of local heritage and its protection. To achieve this, the team has听documented archeaological sites and identified听the extent of their听destruction. The results of their study aims to involve听the local community and change听their perspective听and understanding of听local heritage.听

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Research Design and Methodology

  1. Identify archaeological sites and mapping their geographical locations听in Anbar province.
  2. Field visits to all archeaological sites听in Anbar to evaluate and record extent of vandalization and damage to sites.
  3. Documentation of sites through photography and videos.
  4. Meetings with policymakers听and local societies interested听in preserving听heritage.
  5. Alert locals on stopping heavy machinery access to archaeological sites so as to not听compromise听buildings.