Post-Conflict Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

The irreversible loss of monuments and sites is increasingly becoming one of the serious consequences of conflict. Post-Conflict Archaeology and Cultural Heritage draws together papers from archaeological and heritage professionals seeking positive and pragmatic ways to deal with conflict-damaged sites. It aims to show that they can be a valuable resource rather than an inevitable casualty of war, and that good practice can bring communities together and give them ownership of their heritage.

List of Contributors; Section 1: Introduction; Chapter 1. Conflict: People, Heritage and Archaeology; Section 2: Legal Frameworks; Chapter 2. Cultural Heritage Destruction in the Middle East: UNESCO's Work to Mitigate Damage and Plan for Recovery; Chapter 3. The Need for Pre-Conflict Planning for Cultural Property Protection in the Event of Armed Conflict; Section 3: Strategies - Post-Conflict; Chapter 4. Post Conflict Heritage and Recovery: A Role for the Military; Chapter 5. Conflict, Memory and Material Culture: the Archaeology of the Contestado War in Brazil (1912-1916); Chapter 6. The Importance of Cultural Heritage in Enhancing a Syrian National Identity and the role of local non-state actors in preserving it; Chapter 7. Reconstructing Post-Conflict Heritage in Rwanda; Section 4: Methodologies of Recording; Chapter 8. Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa (EAMENA): approach and possible solutions; Chapter 9. A Post-conflict scenario in the Caucasus region: a documentation drive to assess monumental heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh; Chapter 10. Maximising information from conflict-damaged sites: a case study from Lebanon; Section 5: Community Building; Chapter 11. In the aftermath of violence: heritage and conflict transformation in Northern Ireland; Chapter 12. After Angkor: an Archaeological Perspective on Heritage and Capacity-Building in Cambodia; Chapter 13. Archaeology from below in Swat, Pakistan. Heritage and social mobilization in a post-conflict reality; Section 6: Contingent Solutions - The Archaeologist's Role; Chapter 14. Archaeology in Post-War El Salvador; Chapter 15. Mes Aynak (Afghanistan), Global Standards and Local Practices; Index