The coastlines of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have long played a vital role in shaping the region’s cultural and historical landscapes. From ancient ports and harbours to shipwrecks lying beneath the waves, the maritime archaeology of MENA reveals a dynamic legacy of seafaring, trade, and cultural exchange …
As a project focused on endangered (maritime) cultural heritage, the MarEA team mourns the tragic loss of Palestinian colleagues who have actively engaged in the safeguarding and documentation of this heritage. We deplore the continued violence which has resulted in the displacement of our surviving colleagues, has irreversibly affected local …
Mark Goldstone 1855: the Crimean War rages, Britain and France collaborate, propping up a fading Ottoman Empire to defeat Russia. In Mesopotamia there has been an archaeological outbreak of cooperation. Old European rivals are surprisingly collegiate in their quest to find and excavate the ancient sites of Assyria and Babylon …
