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Document Details : Title: Responding to Syria's Cultural Heritage in Crisis Subtitle: A Case Study Author(s): JAMIESON, Andrew , RUSSELL, Sophie Journal: Ancient Near Eastern Studies Volume: 56 Date: 2019 Pages: 267-288 DOI: 10.2143/ANES.56.0.3286818 Abstract : Reacting to conflict in the Middle East, an international community of experts has focused on three types of response to the damage of cultural heritage: site documentation projects; public-awareness-raising projects; and emergency training and mitigation projects. Not all of the resulting initiatives have achieved their goals, and there has been some criticism of a failure to significantly address the relevant problems. This paper examines two organisations concerned with Syria: 1) Shirin International and 2) Shirin Australia. It provides an overview of their activities, then considers the challenges and shortcomings of coordinating large-scale transnational responses to heritage in crisis, while at the same time highlighting the opportunities presented by locally driven, small-scale initiatives. |
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