ASOR Syrian Heritage Initiative (SHI): Planning for Safeguarding Heritage Sites in Syria - Weekly Report 7 (September 22, 2014)

Author(s): Michael D. Danti; Kurt W. Prescott

Year: 2014

Summary

Weekly Report 7 encompasses September 17, 2014 to September 22, 2014. Also included are Incident Reports SHI 14-031, SHI 14-032, SHI 14-033, SHI 14-034, and SHI 14-035.

This report contains a Heritage Timeline describing events involving the destruction of heritage sites in Syria. Cultural heritage in Aleppo and in northern Aleppo Governate continues to be at high risk of destruction given the intensity of fighting in these areas and the risks posed by Islamic State’s ongoing intentional destructions of tombs, shrines, mosques, and other monuments and artifacts. IS territorial gains in Kurdish areas around Ayn al-­‐Arab/Kobani place increasing numbers of monuments at risk of intentional destruction and jeopardizes archaeological sites and cultural property over a vast area. IS access to border crossing into Turkey would likely result in increased trafficking of looted antiquities and stolen cultural property. Regime and Opposition groups continue to report on looting and other cultural heritage damage, particularly incidents occurring in territory controlled by their opponents.

Cite this Record

ASOR Syrian Heritage Initiative (SHI): Planning for Safeguarding Heritage Sites in Syria - Weekly Report 7 (September 22, 2014), 01. Michael D. Danti, Kurt W. Prescott. 2014 ( tDAR id: 447801) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8447801

Keywords

Site Name
Hammam Yalbugha • Sheikh Ibrahim Mosque in Idlib • Tell Ash'ari

Site Type
Church / Religious Structure • Citadel • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Historic Church / Religious Structure • Non-Domestic Structures • Settlements • Town / City

Investigation Types
Heritage Management

Geographic Keywords
Aleppo, Syria • Apamea, Syria • Daraa • Syria

Spatial Coverage

min long: 36.971; min lat: 36.059 ; max long: 37.419; max lat: 36.32 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Prepared By(s): American Schools of Oriental Research

Record Identifiers

Weekly Report(s): NEA-­PSHSS-­14-­001

Incident Report(s): SHI 14-031; SHI 14-033; SHI 14-035; SHI 14-032; SHI 14-034

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