on Tuesday May 26 we will host the first webinar of this year’s series.
Michelle Fabiani, Associate Professor at the University of New Haven, co-Director of CURIA Lab, will speak about the drivers of archaeological looting. Find below a short description and the flyer of the webinar, that you can share at will.
The webinar is only for action members. Remember: interested people can join the Action via the e-COST platform to get the link.
Abstract
Which archaeological sites are likely to be looted, when, and in response to what factors? To develop proactive approaches to mitigating the harm caused by archaeological looting, we need to be able to answer this kind of question. Answering it though remains a significant challenge, both due to the complexities of why looting occurs and the challenge of working with such diverse data. This talk presents one method that identifies the drivers of looting in the Nile Delta at the site, local, and regional levels across social, political, environmental, and economic factors. It then discusses ways we can build on this approach to understand how risk factors change over time.
