This paper provides a short account of “second- phase” heritage salvage “in action”, in the Dokan Dam zone in Ne Iraq. Closure of the Dokan dam in 1959, which inundated a large portion of the Rania Plain, was preceded by archaeological survey and salvage excavations. Subsequently this area was long neglected due to other priorities and long-term po- litical unrest. Since 2012 new heritage projects have been initiated on the Rania Plain, and are busy re- cording the impact of flooding, salvaging fast-erod- ing remains, contextualising displaced antiquities, and reconstructing the history of the area in all its dimensions.
Second-Phase Heritage Salvage in the Dokan Dam Zone
Jesper Eidem
2025-01-01
Abstract
This paper provides a short account of “second- phase” heritage salvage “in action”, in the Dokan Dam zone in Ne Iraq. Closure of the Dokan dam in 1959, which inundated a large portion of the Rania Plain, was preceded by archaeological survey and salvage excavations. Subsequently this area was long neglected due to other priorities and long-term po- litical unrest. Since 2012 new heritage projects have been initiated on the Rania Plain, and are busy re- cording the impact of flooding, salvaging fast-erod- ing remains, contextualising displaced antiquities, and reconstructing the history of the area in all its dimensions.File in questo prodotto:
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