A Momentary Erasure of Millennia: The Cultural Heritage Crises in Syria and Northern Iraq

Michael D. Danti

Archaeological Institute of America
Williamsburg, VA

MEMS Colloquium Lecture: ISIS and Cultural Cleansing

Michael D. Danti

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The Rehabilitation of Heritage in Syria and Iraq: Challenges, Current Activities, and Future Paths

Safeguarding Endangered Cultural Heritage. International Conference for the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage in Conflict Areas (Dec. 2–3, 2016)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

The Cultural Heritage Crises in Syria and Northern Iraq

Archaeological Institute of America Lecture, St. Louis Society

St. Louis, MO

Investigating the Cultural Heritage Crisis in Syria and Northern Iraq

Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts

Columbia University. New York, NY

Investigating the Cultural Heritage Crisis in Syria and Northern Iraq

Looting and Destruction: Protecting Cultural Heritage Through Technology. Art and Cultural Property Crime Symposium

NYU School of Professional Studies. New York, NY

Protecting the Past Conference Presentation

Allison Cuneo

Sulaimani (KRG, Iraq)

Looting and Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Syria and Iraq

21st Meeting of the Network for Investigation and Prosecution of Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes. European Union Genocide Network (Oct. 12–13, 2016)

The Hague, The Netherlands

A Momentary Erasure of Millennia: The Cultural Heritage Crises in Syria and Northern Iraq

Archaeological Institute of America Lecture. Worcester Society

Assumption College. Worcester, MA

The Preservation of the Mediterranean Region’s Cultural Heritage and Its Challenges

5th Stavros Niarchos Foundation International Conference on Philanthropy (Jun. 21–22, 2016)

Thessaloniki, Greece

Keynote address at UNESCO/German Federal Foreign Office Sponsored International Expert Meeting on Safeguarding Syria’s Cultural Heritage

Berlin, Germany

Participant in meetings at meetings organized as part of the UNESCO/German Federal Foreign Office Sponsored International Expert Meeting on Safeguarding Syria’s Cultural Heritage

Berlin, Germany

Cultural heritage research in zones of conflict as a means of enfranchisement and empowerment — A study of ASOR Cultural Heritage Initiatives and the use of crowdsourcing

The Role of Science Diplomacy in International Crises: Syria as a Case Study

American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Washington, DC

The Cultural Heritage Crisis in Syria and Northern Iraq: An Overview. Expert Panel

Protecting Cultural Heritage — An Imperative for Humanity

Headquarters of the United Nations. New York, NY

Who Owns Cultural Heritage?: Stewardship in Times of Conflict

Who Owns Cultural Heritage?

Bern University. Bern, Switzerland

Cultural Heritage During Armed Conflict and Planning for the Future in Syria and Iraq: The ASOR Cultural Heritage Initiatives

American Institute for Conservation (AIC) & Canadian Association for Conservation (CAC) Joint Annual Meeting

Montreal, CA

The ASOR Cultural Heritage Initiatives: The Cultural Heritage Crises in Syria and Northern Iraq

The CIPA Workshop on Saving the Heritage of Syria: Best Techniques and Methods for Data Capture, Storage and Dissemination. 10th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, (Apr. 25–29)

Vienna, Austria

The Islamic State’s Erasure of Cultural Memory and the Manipulation of Cultural Identity in Syria and Iraq

Michael Danti

Colgate University. Hamilton, NY

Cultural Heritage in Syria and Iraq

Michael Danti

World Heritage Day — Protecting, Preserving, and Presenting the Cultural Heritage of the Near East to the Public
Hirshhorn Museum. The Smithsonian Institution. Washington, DC.

Remarks on ASOR CHI’s Cultural Heritage Monitor

Bisher Alissa

The George Washington University. Elliott School of International Affairs. Washington, DC
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Cultural Heritage in Peril — An Update on What is Happening and What We Can Do

Michael Danti

Syrian and Iraqi Heritage in Peril — An Update and New Initiatives
The George Washington University. Elliott School of International Affairs. Washington, DC

Archaeology Under Threat and In Peril: An Update on ASOR’s Cultural Heritage Work in Syria and Iraq

Andrew G. Vaughn

Dean Rusk Lecture
Davidson College, Davidson, NC

Confronting the Cultural Heritage Crisis

Michael Danti

2016 Docent Memorial Lecture
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. Hartford, CT

Iraqi Cultural Heritage and Identity: Combating Islamic State Cultural Cleansing

Michael Danti

University of New Hampshire. Durham, NH

Archaeology Under Threat and In Peril: An Update on ASOR’s Cultural Heritage Work in Syria and Iraq

Andrew G. Vaughn

Hillel Building, University of Arizona

Cultural Cleansing in Syria and Iraq

Michael Danti

The Forgotten Genocide: The Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Armenia, Bosnia, and Syria
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. Skokie, IL

Protecting Endangered Cultural Heritage in Syria and Iraq

Michael Danti

Protecting Endangered Cultural Heritage in Syria and Iraq: The Role of International Organizations and Governments
2016 Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law. Washington, DC

Iconoclasm, Pillage, and Plunder: The Cultural Heritage Crisis in Syria and Iraq

Michael Danti

10th Annual Elizabeth Francis Jones Lecture in Classical Studies
Christopher Newport University. Newport News, VA

The ASOR Cultural Heritage Initiative: Understanding Cultural Property Crime in the Conflict Zone of Syria and Iraq

2016 MonTREP Antiquities Conference: Culture in the Crossfire

Monterey, CA

Documenting and Protecting Vulnerable Cultural Heritage in Syria and Iraq

Michael Danti

Data and Mapping of Cultural Heritage Sites for the Preservation of Antiquities
World-Wide Human Geography Data Working Group Webinar

The ISIS War on Culture: The Dual Exploitive Doctrine of Cultural Assets

Michael Danti

ISIS and the Cultural Heritage Crisis of Syria, Iraq, and Yemen
Princeton University. Princeton, NJ

Cultural Property Crimes in Syria and Iraq: Countering the Jihadi-Salafi Dual Exploitive Doctrine

Michael Danti

The Oriental Institute. The University of Chicago. Chicago, IL

The American Schools of Oriental Research Cultural Heritage Initiatives in Its First Year

Michael Danti

Evidence and Emergency Responses to Cultural Heritage Destruction
Archaeological Institute of America 117th Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA (Jan. 6–9, 2016)

The American Schools of Oriental Research Cultural Heritage Initiatives

Michael Danti

Protecting our Shared Heritage in Syria — An International Summit to Promote Collaboration
The National Geographic Society. Washington, DC

Cultural Heritage During Armed Conflict: Intentional Destruction in Syria and Iraq and the International Response

LeeAnn Barnes Gordon

Presentation given for the Harvard Standing Committee on Archaeology’s roundtable discussion, Breaking Iconoclasm: Destroying and Rebuilding Past and Present Heritage
Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts

ASOR Cultural Heritage Initiatives

LeeAnn Barnes Gordon and Susan Penacho

American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) Annual Meeting
Atlanta, GA

Satellite-Based Monitoring of Cultural Heritage in Conflict Situations

Scott Branting

American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) Annual Meeting
Atlanta, GA

ASOR Cultural Heritage Initiative (CHI): Mapping and Monitoring Cultural Heritage

Scott Branting

American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) Annual Meeting
Atlanta, GA

A Momentary Erasure of Millennia: The Cultural Heritage Crises in Syria and Northern Iraq

Michael Danti

Lecture and Panel Discussion
Center for Global Citizenship. Saint Louis University. St. Louis, MO

The ASOR Cultural Heritage Initiatives: The Use of Ground-based Observations to Monitor and Assess the Cultural Heritage Crisis in Syria and Northern Iraq

Michael Danti

7th Annual Archaeology Discovery Weekend
La Sierra University. Riverside, CA (Nov. 14–15)

ARCHES, Satellite Imagery and the ASOR Cultural Heritage Initiative

Susan Penacho

La Sierra University Archaeology Discovery Weekend: Syria
La Sierra University, Riverside CA

Cultural Heritage and Terrorism

Michael Danti

Panel Discussion
Yale University. New Haven, CT

A Momentary Erasure of Millennia: The Cultural Heritage Crises in Syria and Northern Iraq

Michael Danti

2015 Arthur M. Berger Lecture
Manhattanville College. Purchase, NY

The Islamic State War on Culture in Syria and Iraq (Keynote Address)

Michael Danti

Art Law Day
New York University School of Professional Studies. New York, NY

Archaeology in Peril—A Summary of ASOR CHI’s Work

Andrew G. Vaughn

Exploring Our Past With Archaeology—International Archaeology Day Presentations
Bowers Museum, Santa, Ana, California

ASOR Cultural Initiatives—An Update on Year 1

Andrew G. Vaughn

Afternoon seminars / lectures
DACOR Bacon House Foundation, Washington, DC
Presentation to the members of the DACOR Bacon House Foundation. Members of the organization are active and retired U.S. foreign service officers.

The Cultural Heritage Crises in Syria and Northern Iraq: Recent Developments

Michael Danti

Conflict Antiquities: Forging a Public/Private Response to Save the Endangered Patrimony of Iraq and Syria. Panel I. The Looting and Destruction of Iraqi and Syrian Cultural Heritage: What We Know, What Can Be Done
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY

The Ancient City of Palmyra and the Destruction of Syria’s Cultural Heritage

Michael Danti

Department of Art and Art History. University of New Hampshire. Durham, NH

A Momentary Erasure of Millennia: The Cultural Heritage Crises in Syria and Iraq

Michael Danti

Kershaw Lecture
Archaeological Institute of America. Western Pennsylvania Society. State College, PA

The Cultural Heritage Crises in Syria and Northern Iraq: Recent Developments

Michael Danti

Special Meeting
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Washington, DC

The Cultural Heritage Crises in Syria and Northern Iraq: Recent Developments

Michael Danti

All-Hands Meeting
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. Washington, DC

The Cultural Heritage Crises in Syria and Northern Iraq: Recent Developments

Michael Danti

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Anthropology Department. Raleigh, NC

The Cultural Heritage Crises in Syria and Northern Iraq: Recent Developments

Michael Danti

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Department of Classics. Raleigh, NC

The Cultural Heritage Crises in Syria and Northern Iraq: Recent Developments

Michael Danti

ISIS, War and the Threat to Cultural Heritage in Iraq and Syria. International Art Foundation
IFAR Evening. New York, NY

ASOR’s Syrian Heritage Initiative—Year One Summary Report

Andrew G. Vaughn

Syrian Cultural Heritage Initiatives, An International Symposium Sponsored by the Syrian Heritage Archive Project, Berlin
Museum for Islamic Art, Berlin, Germany

UNESCO Meeting on Looted Object Database and Built Heritage Inventory

Andrew G. Vaughn (panelist)

German Archaeological Institute
Berlin, Germany

Links Between Terrorism and Cultural Property Crime in the Conflict Zone of Syria and Northern Iraq

Michael Danti

Workshop for the United Nations Security Council [UNSCR] 1267 Monitoring Team and the Al-Qaida/Taliban Monitoring Team
UN Headquarters, New York, New York

The Cultural Heritage Crisis in Syria and Northern Iraq

Michael Danti

Art Crime and Cultural Heritage: Fakes, Forgeries, and Looted and Stolen Art.
NYU School of Professional Studies, New York, New York.

Scene Setter: Looting, Trafficking, Profiteering; Irreversible Destruction of Cultural Heritage Assets in Iraq and Syria by Islamic Extremists and Others

Michael Danti

Despoiled and Destroyed: Ancient Civilizations of Iraq and Syria: U.S. DOS-UNESCO Stakeholders Roundtable.
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France.

Update and Summary of ASOR’s Syrian Heritage Initiative

Andrew G. Vaughn

Getty Conservation Institute Council Annual Meeting.
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

ASOR Syrian Heritage Initiative The Protection of Syrian and Iraqi Cultural Heritage

Scott Branting (invited lecturer)

Public seminar organized by the Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, United States of America Embassy in Ankara, and the American Research Institute in Turkey at Ankara.
Ankara, Turkey

The ASOR Cultural Heritage Initiative: Cultural Property Crime in the Conflict Zone of Syria and Iraq

Michael Danti

Getty Conservation Institute Council Annual Meeting.
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

Experts Panel: Regional Instability and Antiquities Theft

Michael Danti (panelist)

Cultural Property under Threat: The Cultural, Economic, and Security Impact of Antiquities Theft in the Middle East
Cairo, Egypt.

Experts Panel: What Role Can and Should the International Community Play?

Michael Danti (panelist)

Cultural Property under Threat: The Cultural, Economic, and Security Impact of Antiquities Theft in the Middle East
Cairo, Egypt

The ASOR Syrian Heritage Initiative and its use of Arches

Scott Branting (Invited speaker)

Arches 3.0 Press Launch Event – Getty Conservation Institute and World Monuments Fund
New York, New York, USA

The Islamic State and the Middle East: The Abuse of History and Religion

Susan Penacho (panelist)

Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland Canada.

Militant Jihadi Salafism and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Syria and Iraq

Allison E. Cuneo

The Arab Uprisings, 2010-2015
Boston Consortium for Arab Regional Studies, Boston, Massachusetts.

The Current State of Heritage in Iraq – Back from the Brink, or Over the Edge?

Allison E. Cuneo

The Future of the Past: From Amphipolis to Mosul, New Approaches to Cultural Heritage Preservation in the Eastern Mediterranean.
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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A Bibliography that Matters

Kurt Prescott

A podcast on the ASOR blog
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A Momentary Erasure of Millennia: The Cultural Heritage Crises in Syria and Northern Iraq.” Charles Lecture. Saving Endangered Cultural Heritage for Our Common Future. UBC Archaeology Day.

University of British Columbia. Vancouver, Canada

Conservation and Heritage Preservation of the Syrian Heritage Initiative

LeeAnn Barnes Gordon

A podcast on the ASOR blog
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Arches and the ASOR Syrian Heritage Initiative

Scott Branting (Keynote Speaker)

International Expert Meeting on Cultural Heritage Disaster Risk Management within the framework of the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR).
Tokyo, Japan

The Erasure of Millennia: The Cultural Heritage Crises in Syria and Northern Iraq

Michael Danti

Columbia University Seminar on the Ancient Near East
New York, New York

Heritage Mapping and Data Integration

Scott Branting

A podcast on the ASOR blog
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Cultural Heritage Monitoring and the Syrian Heritage Initiative

Michael Danti

A podcast on the ASOR blog
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Syrian Heritage Initiative a Natural Fit for ASOR

Susan Ackerman

A podcast on the ASOR blog
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The ASOR Syrian Heritage Initiative

Scott Branting (Invited participant)

UNESCO Meeting on Improving Inventories of Built, Moveable and Intangible Syrian Cultural Heritage
Beirut, Lebanon

Presentation by ASOR and ARCHES Programme

Scott Branting

Meeting on Improving Inventories of Built, Movable and Intangible Cultural Heritage
Beirut, Lebanon

Geospatial Technology Assisting with the Preservation of Cultural Heritage in Syria American Institute of Archaeology

Scott Branting, Jesse Casana, Susan Penacho, Anthony Lauricella, and Mitra Panahipour

Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Looting by the Islamic State and Other Groups in Areas of Conflict (Keynote Address)

Michael Danti

Syrian Heritage Initiative Symposium
ASOR Annual Meeting 2014
San Diego, California
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The Importance of the Syrian Heritage Initiative

Abdalrazzaq Moaz

Syrian Heritage Initiative Symposium
ASOR Annual Meeting 2014
San Diego, California

A View From the Ground: Cultural Heritage Communications and Weekly Reports

Michael Danti

Syrian Heritage Initiative Symposium
ASOR Annual Meeting 2014
San Diego, California

A View From Above: Satellite Remote Sensing

Jesse Casana

Syrian Heritage Initiative Symposium
ASOR Annual Meeting 2014
San Diego, California

A View From Above: Mapping and Geospatial Integration

Scott Branting

Syrian Heritage Initiative Symposium
ASOR Annual Meeting 2014
San Diego, California

A View Forward: Preservation and Risk Management

LeeAnn Barnes Gordon

Syrian Heritage Initiative Symposium
ASOR Annual Meeting 2014
San Diego, California