Project status
Past
Lead organisation
University of Oxford
Partners
University of Leicester and University of Durham
Department of Antiquities, Jordan; Department of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage, Palestine; General Organisation of Antiquities and Museums, Yemen; Department of Antiquities, Libya; Directorate General of Antiquities, Lebanon; Institut National du Patrimoine, Tunisia; State Board of Antiquities and Heritage, Iraq; Ministry of State of Antiquities, Egypt; and Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt.
Grant award
£2,161,054
Project summary
This project trained archaeologists from eight countries in the use of an open-source aerial recording methodology, designed for conflict zones and other areas where access to the ground is restricted.
The team documented hundreds of endangered sites alongside other field work, training and conferences. It has supported the creation of national databases which will help authorities to monitor and safeguard important archaeological sites.
