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In late August 2015, international media outlets and cultural
institutions reported that the Islamic State beheaded the Syrian
scholar Khaled al Asaad and destroyed the 1st-century CE Temple of
Bel in Palmyra, Syria. The world was horrorstruck. Apart from the
human tragedy, archaeologists and the international communities
were shocked by the wanton destruction of ancient remains that had
survived for millennia. However, warfare and ideological
destruction contribute just a fraction of the ongoing devastation
of our forebears' traces. This book brings attention to the
magnitude of the silent loss of cultural heritage occurring
worldwide and the even more insidious loss of knowledge due to the
lack of publication and preservation of original data, notes,
plans, and photographs of excavated archaeological sites.
Highlighting a growing sense of urgency to intervene in whatever
way possible, this book provides readers with a non-technical
overview of how archaeologists and other stakeholders are
increasingly turning to digital methods to mitigate some of the
threats to at-risk cultural heritage. This volume is a gateway to
enhancing the scale and reach of capturing, analyzing, managing,
curating, and disseminating cultural heritage knowledge in
sustainable ways and promoting collaboration among scholars and
stakeholder communities.
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