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- ISBN 9781501787379
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 15 Jul 2026
- Publisher: Cornell University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Heritage Forensics introduces a new framework for investigating cultural heritage caught up in war, ethnic cleansing, and secrecy. The book combines satellite-based spatial analysis with humanistic research and humanitarian concern to document the impact of the protracted conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan on the medieval and modern heritagescape of the South Caucasus. Drawing on the findings of Caucasus Heritage Watch, the authors demonstrate how cultural erasure, looting, and violence have inflicted harm on historical sites and the descendant communities for whom they hold enduring significance.
Out of the forensic materials provided by the Nagorno-Karabakh wars, Lori Khatchadourian, Adam T. Smith, Ian Lindsay, and Husik Ghulyan offer a reflexive approach for bearing witness to abuses of cultural heritage that emphasizes historical and political context and the careful use of powerful technologies in an era of post-truths. Heritage Forensics establishes a model for investigating cultural heritage threatened by political violence and is an invaluable resource for scholars, journalists, activists, and policymakers alike.
Lori Khatchadourian is Associate Professor of Near Eastern Studies and Anthropology at Cornell University.
Adam T. Smith is Henry Scarborough Professor of Social Science at Cornell University.
Ian Lindsay is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Purdue University.
Husik Ghulyan is Research Associate in the Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Materials Studies (CIAMS) at Cornell University.
