From conflict archaeology to archaeologies of conflict
Remote survey in Kandahar, Afghanistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12844496 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emily Boak (0000-0002-4304-413X, University of Calgary, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 143-162 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1574-0773 • E-ISSN: 1574-0781 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15740773.2019.1731144 |
| OpenAlex | W3006786132 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 31 |
Emerging from research with the Afghan Heritage Mapping Partnership, a multi-year project using satellite imagery to detect, record and manage archaeological heritage, this paper examines the potentials of remote-sensing to not only monitor archaeological material culture, but also contemporary materiality as it is violently (re)assembled through conflict. Through systematic remote-sensed archaeological survey using diachronic imagery in Kandahar, Afghanistan, this work expands archaeological understanding of an under-surveyed region while exploring the impact of the region’s expansive military infrastructural footprint on cultural heritage. Further, this research considers the long history of landscapes of control and successive military occupations. Remote survey allows for continued generation of archaeological data during conflict, thereby enabling more thorough heritage management. Finally, this survey demonstrates that, although remote aerial technologies have been criticized as tools of violence, surveillance and control, satellite imagery can be used analytically to generate new understandings of and challenges to military infrastructural reach
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Conflict archaeology · Cultural heritage · Environmental resource management · Expansive · General partnership · Geography · Materiality (auditing · Political science · Prehistoric archaeology · Remote sensing · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History · Law
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History and philosophy of geography
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On the Margins
Untangling Palimpsest Landscapes in Conflict Zones
The Origin and Diffusion of Qanats in Arabia
Ground-Based Observations of Cultural Heritage Incidents in Syria and Iraq
Kandahar of the Arab conquest
Patterns of looting in southern Iraq
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Satellite Imagery-Based Analysis of Archaeological Looting in Syria
The Illicit Antiquities Trade as a Transnational Criminal Network
Camp Delta, Google Earth and the ethics of remote sensing in archaeology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |