Archaeologists from USC, UCLA and the Middle East have developed a searchable online map that details 7,000 archeological sites on the West Bank and Jerusalem - many of them never publicy disclosed. The map - an effort to identify Israeli archaeological activity since 1967, when Israel took over the West Bank and East Jerusalem - is freely accesibly online at the USC's Digital Library.
Built over several years through hundreds of hours of research, bolstered by freedom of information requests and, when necessary, a lawsuit in Israeli courts, the Web site provides interactive satellite maps showing locations of about 7,000 archaeological sites in the region, including:
Anthropologist and co-director of the Collaborative for Cultural Heritage and Museum Practices
Dr Helaine Silverman, who holds a Ph.D from the University of Texas, is Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her secondary appointments are in the Department of Landscape Architecture, Program in Art History, Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism, and Campus Honors Program. She also is a member of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies. She is the Co-Director of the Collaborative for Cultural Heritage and Museum Practices.
Her primary research interests include heritage theory and management, critical museum studies, tourism, cultural memory, identity, globalisation, nationalism, appropriations of the past, urbanism, architectural and landscape history, spatial theory, cultures of death, Southeast Asia, Central Andean archaeology, and complex societies.
A recent article here on Heritage Key by Bija Knowles looked at Roman sites across the South East of France. There are many sites across the area which remain today as relics to the Roman past, the empire having controlled the area as early as 125BC.
The map shows the triangle area between the towns of Nimes, Arles and Orange where many of the heritage sites reside, but also includes Lyon which also has many notable Roman settlement relics.
Using this interactive map, you can see the exact locations of these sites, and easily plan your (real or fantasy) trip through Roman France.
After the addition of 13 sites to UNESCO's World Heritage, the list now totals at 890 sites, containing sites of cultural and archaeological importance, as well as sites famous for their natural beauty and environmental grandness. Of the 13 sites added, quite a few may be 'considered ancient'. Congratulations for joining the list to:
The Sacred City of Caral-Supe, Peru
Over 5,000 years old, this ancient city went undiscovered until 1948. The 'Ciudad Sagrada de Caral' dates back to the Late Archaic Period of the Central Andes and is the oldest centre of civilization in the Americas. Exceptionally well-preserved, the site is impressive in terms of its design and the complexity of its architectural, especially its monumental stone and earthen platform mounts and sunken circular courts.
Submitted by Sean Williams on Tue, 06/30/2009 - 10:10
Summer's here - and if you hadn't noticed from the lighter nights, sunny days and relaxed morals, the Council for British Archaeology are ready to officially launch the barbeque season with a festival on a truly mind-boggling scale: The Festival of British Arachaeology 2009.
Archaeologists from USC, UCLA and the Middle East have developed a searchable online map that details 7,000 archeological sites on the West Bank and Jerusalem - many of them never publicy disclosed. The map - an effort to identify Israeli archaeological activity since 1967, when Israel took over the West Bank and East Jerusalem - is freely accesibly online at the USC's Digital Library.
A recent article here on Heritage Key by Bija Knowles looked at 
