Digital Reconstruction by Peril

Archeological sites around the world face an increasing number of perils. As a result many archeological sites are now lost or in danger of being lost. Some perils are contingent on geography while others are systemic and the result of regional processes. We classified them in two major categories; warfare & political unrest and environmental impact. The case for each archeological site is nuanced, which means some sites may face perils in more than one category.

Warfare and political unrest refer to any destruction of a site by military actions (bombing), political action (demolition, vandalism) etc.

Environmental impact refers to the destruction of a site by natural disasters (volcanic eruption, earthquakes, tsunami) and extreme weather events (recurrent flooding). Some factors bear human imprints such as pollution, soil erosion, high level of tourism, etc. Lack of maintenance due to institutional neglect, and regional neglect are also contributing to larger categories of perils.

Select one of the perils on the right to get started.