Monuments at War—the Syrian Conflict and the Changing Pattern of Destruction as Reflected in Aleppo and Palmyra
Why have monuments that have survived millennia of conflict, earthquakes and the pressures of changing patterns of settlement, suddenly become not just incidental targets but pawns in a new type of conflict? The dimensions of the problem are looked at from the perspective of two centres with some overall conclusions on what has been lost in Syria as a whole. While the risks can only be resolved by an overall settlement of the conflict, what can those outside who care about the country and its past do in the meantime?

ukblueshield.org.uk/events/forthcoming-conferences/conflict-and-cultural-heritage-conference
Date: 31 October 2015, 9:45
Venue: St John's College, St Giles OX1 3JP
Venue Details: Auditorium
Speaker: Dr Ross Burns
Organisers: Dr Emma Cunliffe (University of Oxford), Rev Liz Carmichael (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: emma.cunliffe@arch.ox.ac.uk
Part of: Conflict and Cultural Heritage Conference
Booking required?: Not required
Audience: Public
Editor: Emma Cunliffe