Village schools and private homes have become, during wartime, receptive lecture halls for presentations about archaeology. We have organized such presentations in, so far, twenty-seven villages arround the site, with a short introductory video clip that brought them our personal well wishes. Small audiences – but that was precisly our intent. Reaching in a capillary manner young and old, men and women. The goal was to explain not only the archaeology and the history of Urkesh, but the impact that this has on their lives.
First, developing a sense of pride in the past of the ir territory, of which they are the guardians, just as they are the first stakeholders in the riches of its past. Second, showing how the wider landscape is as important as the site itself. We want in fact to retain it in its pristine beauty, which it has preserved so far.
The awareness campaigns are documented sequentially. You can access the detailed reports below:
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