EX NOVO –Journal of Archaeology, Call for Papers Issue nr.2 (2017), Who Owns the Past? Archaeological Heritage between Idealization and Destruction (original) (raw)

Abstract

Over the last decades, archaeological heritage has suffered considerably from threats caused by armed conflict. The destruction of Bamiyan's Buddhas in Afghanistan, the Iraqi museums ransacking and looting and, more recently, the destruction of Palmyra by Daesh (also referred to as IS, ISIS or ISIL) are among the most famous examples. Before they were damaged, the public did not know most of these heritage sites, which, nevertheless, were appropriated as symbols of Western values against the ideology of Islamic extremists. UNESCO defined the deliberate destruction of Syria's cultural heritage as a war crime and the academic world is launching several projects aiming at preserving endangered archaeological heritage. At the same time, antiquity trafficking from Syria and Iraq to Europe and United States represents one of the most relevant revenues for Daesh. The debate on the notion of appropriation and ownership, the role of a globalized scientific archaeology and the impact of armed conflict on archaeological practice are topics that this issue of Ex Novo wants to address. We will welcome papers exploring the various ways the past is remembered, recovered, created, and used. In particular, we want to discuss the role of archaeology in present-day conflicts and its function as peacekeeping tool or as a weapon of war.

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