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These cooperative efforts are essential given the booming trade of historical objects and antiquities on social media. Several ATHAR Project studies revealed that Facebook groups were facilitating the trade in objects stolen in conflict zones such as Syria, Iraq and certain North African countries.https://www.thestar.c...
The Antiquities Trafficking and Heritage Anthropology Research Project, or Athar, led by anthropologists and heritage experts tracking illegal trafficking in stolen artefacts, reports that the online illicit trade in looted objects spiked after the pandemic hit, markedly in March and April.https://www.theartnewspaper.c...
Part 2 focuses on Dr. Amr Al-Azm’s work with The Day After, Heritage Protection Initiative and the ATHAR Project. https://arck-project.org/interview-with-dr-al-azm-part2/
In Part 1, we spoke to Dr. Amr Al-Azm the potential and impact of 3D and Virtual Reality in digital heritage preservation and education.https://arck-project.org/interview-with-dr-al-azm-part-1/
Accessing the black market for antiquities is no more difficult than requesting membership in the popular “Dogspotting” Facebook group. Facebook’s “Groups” feature lets users connect efficiently and (sort of) discretely to share the locations of loot like Egyptian coffins. According to the Antiquities Trafficking and H...
According to The UNESCO Courier, a team of anthropologists and heritage experts at the Antiquities Trafficking and Heritage Anthropology Research (ATHAR) Project realized that there was a surge in the sale of stolen cultural objects on social media networks during the first lockdown this year.https://frameweb.com/?modu...
The ATHAR Project’s researchers certainly do not mince their words. For them, Facebook is effectively deleting evidence of war crimes by wiping all traces of illegal art trafficking on the social network. The ATHAR Project (Antiquities Trafficking and Heritage Anthropology Research) once again sounded the alarm Wednesd...
Research focused on North Africa has found that online groups are now playing a vital role in antiquities trafficking. Social media platforms, particularly Facebook, play host to these groups. Looters on the ground, at remote sites and in conflict zones, connect online with potential buyers around the world. Social med...
Les scientifiques du projet Athar ne mâchent pas leurs mots. Pour ces chercheurs, Facebook participe à effacer les preuves des crimes de guerre en supprimant les traces de ventes illégales d’oeuvres d’art sur le réseau social. Ce mercredi 25 novembre, le projet Athar a encore démontré que le trafic d’antiquités sévissa...