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Meeting with the Vasa Museum’s Director of Research today. We discussed the current situation in Ukraine and the archaeological aspects of armed conflicts. Ukraine is receiving assistance from the Vasa Museum (SMTM) to create digital 3D models of 300-year-old shipwrecks, in case they get destroyed in the war. More than 20 missiles have already fallen near the museum where the wrecks are being displayed, not far from the frontline. Documenting the cultural heritage of Ukraine is an important measure for their survival as a people and a nation. The discussion of archaeology as a luxury compared to the loss of lives raises important ethical considerations. While the preservation of cultural heritage is undoubtedly valuable for maintaining national identity and collective memory, it perceives as less urgent compared to the immediate human cost of armed conflicts. However, it's essential to recognize that both aspects are interconnected. On one hand, archaeology and cultural heritage preservation contribute to the long-term resilience and identity of a nation, serving as a testament to its history and cultural richness. These efforts can inspire hope and pride among communities, even in times of adversity.

Princeton University Doctoral Dissertations, 2011-2023 Near Eastern Studies Title: The Invention of Palestine Authors: Foster, Zachary Jacob Advisors: Schayegh, Cyrus Contributors: Near Eastern Studies Department Keywords: history of Palestine maps of Palestine Middle East history Nations and nationalism Origins of Palestinian identity Palestine Subjects: Middle Eastern history Issue Date: 2017 Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University URI: https://lnkd.in/dEjj7kya Alternate format: The Mudd Manuscript Library retains one bound copy of each dissertation. Search for these copies in the library's main catalog: catalog.princeton.edu Type of Material: Academic dissertations (Ph.D.) Language: en Appears in Collections: Near Eastern Studies

‘𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭’ is recently published by Routledge as part of the journal #TheHistoricEnvironmentPolicyandPractice, edited by Michael Dawson. I'm sharing here on behalf of the wider editorial board of the journal, of which I am one of over a dozen members internationally. I'm pleased to share the news of, but saddened by the need for such a book: ‘𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭’ is a collection of papers written in response to the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. It draws on ethnographic data, frontline recording and analysis of the malign and long-term effects of war. Themes range from the manipulation of history to the exploitation of nationalist narratives, from the demolition of Soviet era monuments to the looting of sites in the Donbass. This is challenging but essential reading. Contributors highlight the dishonesty of Russian attempts to establish a just war in Ukraine, describe the forensic analysis of mass graves and how archaeology provides critical evidence in the prosecution of war crimes. Whether you buy the book, borrow a copy or read it in a library, it is a critical contribution to understanding the effect of tyranny, the opportunism of war and exploitation of the historic environment in a time of conflict.

Mathieu Picas | inherit fellow Mathieu Picas holds a PhD. in Society and Culture Management of Culture and Heritage from Universitat de Barcelona. His #research focuses on the sacred dimensions and ritual functions of archaeological spaces and the transmission of local knowledges about the past in Maya societies from Guatemala and Mexico. Previously, he was an assistant professor at Universidad de Quintana Roo and worked as a researcher on the ERC Artsoundscapes project (UB) and on the Patrimonio, Espacio y Género project (PEG Heritage, Space and Gender) at Universidad de La Serena (ULS). During his fellowship at inherit. heritage in transformation, Mathieu expects to deepen the more-than-human aspects of the custody of archaeological spaces. In addition to his research, he is interested in the Yucatec Maya language and the configuration of time in Maya cultures. 📸 © Michelle Mantel #inherit #heritage #heritageintransformation #globalheritage #berlin #research #fellowship #morethanhuman #decentringthewest #decentringthehuman #transformingvalue

Can #archaeologists help solve the 'Wicked Problems' that the world faces, such as climate change, conflict resolution, and social injustice? This new book by Professor John Schofield suggests that they can, but that it requires them to think about archaeology in an entirely new way. Order your copy here to learn more: https://oxford.ly/3y37XOX

Interested in Digital Humanities? Check out the new special issue of #ReviewsinDH, “Digital Archaeology”, to which I contributed a review of Digital Giza - thanks to the guest editors Sarah Bond and Hannah Scates Kettler for inviting me! https://lnkd.in/dVzG2RzY

The second blog post in what now looks like it will be a series on methods/techniques for futures-thinking is now out! This one muses on how contemporary archaeological and historical methods gives food for thought for interdisciplinary #futures scholarship https://lnkd.in/gj8k75Wa

Small Places, Large Issues April 22, 2024 Places may be small in scale, but their issues have a larger impact and greater potential for academic discourse. Influenced by the title ‘Small Places of Large Issues’ of Eriksen’s (2001) text, this workshop aims to initiate a scholarly dialogue between identity politics and contested spaces in Sri Lanka. We invite paper contributions from various conceptual and empirical perspectives exploring the following question/s. • What are contested spaces? • How does identity politics shape contested spaces? • How do archaeology and heritage conservation negotiate contested spaces? • How are spaces made, destroyed, and remade through identity politics? Send your abstracts (max. 400 words and five (05) keywords) to smallplaceslargeissues24@gmail.com on or before March 24, 2024.

NEW PUBLICATION: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ASIA PACIFIC STUDIES, VOL. 20, NO. 2 (2024) The International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies, IJAPS (ISSN 1823-6243) is an award-winning electronic journal (e-journal) published by Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press). It is a scholarly, multidisciplinary, internationally refereed publication focusing primarily on Asia (West, South, Southeast and East), Australasia and the Pacific Rim regions of the Americas (North, Central and South). The disciplines of interest encompass politics, history, indigenous languages and literature, religion, man and the environment, ethno-history, anthropology, cultural heritage, social issues, economic development, war and conflict resolution, prehistory and archaeology, and the arts. The latest issue, Vol. 20, No. 2 (2024) is now available, offering a wide range of interesting topics to readers. All articles are available on open access.  #journalpublishing #openaccess

The educational value of the Athonian Timescape. This paper will be presented in the forthcoming conference Anthropology and Education (Weds 26 June, 11:00AM, Senate House, London. Panel 17, https://lnkd.in/e2eCrwx8). The paper focuses on the educational role of the conception and uses of Time as it emerges out of the temporalities of the Athonian ‘landscape’ and ‘taskscape’ in formulating the ‘self’ in relation to others, the natural environment, and the ‘world’ out-there.