THREAT ALERT: The Holy Mother of God church in the village of Boyuk Galadarasi/Mets Shen (Shusha region) is under heightened threat. Using Planet imagery, CHW has documented earthmoving activity immediately to the east and north of the historic structure between Oct. 31, 2025 and May 14, 2026. (1/4)

Coming soon from @cornellupress.bsky.social! www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

NEWS: The Armenian Genocide memorial in Stepanakert/Khankendi was destroyed btw 7/14/25 and 4/25/26 (+ a nearby memorial complex). Built on the 100th anniversary of the 1915 atrocities, the bell tower housed relics (human remains) from Der Zor—the Syrian town where hundreds of thousands perished./5

DAMAGE ALERT: Possible illicit excavations in Khojavend, Azerbaijan may have damaged an 11th century Armenian church. CHW used multiple satellite constellations to analyze the situation. Read our latest StoryMap: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b76c...

Meet the CHW leads: archaeologists Smith, Lindsay, & Khatchadourian and political geographer Ghulyan. Since 2020 we've drawn on decades of regional expertise to respond to war’s impact on cultural heritage. Help us reach 25% of our crowdfunding goal today! crowdfunding.cornell.edu/project/48028

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From Ukraine to the Uyghur region, authoritarian regimes destroy monuments, erase languages, and rewrite history. Human Rights Foundation's proposed panel at South by Southwest will spotlight how heritage is weaponized and how communities resist. VOTE for this panel to happen (Click on the heart.)

Monitoring Report #8 on 500+ cultural heritage sites in former Nagorno-Karabakh out today. See findings from satellite monitoring missions in fall 2024 and spring 2025. Key takeaways: no new destruction; damage to 2 cemeteries and 1 church; spike in # of threatened sites. 1/4 tinyurl.com/hm6daw9x

Spread the word! Cornell is inviting applications for a postdoctoral associate in Archaeology. Deadline Feb. 28. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29659

Looking forward to joining @bellingcat.com for this conversation on Thursday at 10am, together with CHW's @atsmith68.bsky.social.