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Réf.
42872
Type
conference item
Titre
Project Anqa: Digitally Documenting At-Risk Heritage Sites in Syria and Iraq
Langues
English
Auteurs
Akhtar, Saima / Goze Akoglu, Kiraz / Simon, Stefan / Rushmeier, Holly
Lieu de publication
Charenton-le-Pont
Pays de publication
France
Maison d'édition
ICOMOS
Date
2018
Titre de conférence
ICOMOS 19th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium "Heritage and Democracy"
Lieu de conférence
New Delhi, India
Date de conférence
13-14th December 2017
Mots-clés
heritage at risk / open access / conservation / 3D / World Heritage / Near and Middle East / databases / conservation of historic sites / economic aspects / social aspects / public awareness / dissemination / craftsmanship / digitization / projects
Résumé en anglais
The practice of recording and digitizing cultural heritage sites is gaining ground amongconservation scientists and scholars in architecture, computer science, and related fields. Recently, the
location of sites in areas of conflict has highlighted the urgent need for documenting heritage sites forpreservation and posterity. This process is not limited to digitization, however, but also includes the
meaningful interpretation of sites with respect to their intangible values. This practice necessitates newtools, which goes a step beyond simple digitization.
Project Anqa counters the devastating loss of cultural heritage throughout the Middle East, most notablyin Syria and Iraq. The project is funded by the Arcadia Fund (London. UK), and works through the
partnership of CyArk, ICOMOS, and the Yale Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage to trainlocal professionals in documenting at-risk sites in 3D before they are destroyed or altered. Through an
interdisciplinary process, Anqa aims to assemble the recorded documentation, historically contextualizeit, and make data accessible and useful for scholars, peers, and the public with state-of-the-art tools.
A primary goal of Project Anqa is to work through a process that includes capacity building on theground so that local partners are included in the data collection, ownership, preservation, and the storytelling process. Our partnership with CyArk, who are specialized in photogrammetric and laser scanning
technologies, helps to train professionals to collect RAW and ethnographic data. Together, weemphasize the importance of documentation using what we call the “subjective eye,” which is based not
only on tangible but also on a list of intangible categories in accordance with CIDOC-CRM andICOMOS CIPA standards.
It is our hope that Project Anqa will serve as an example of ‘people-centred’ cultural heritagedocumentation in a digital age through an open-access web platform hosted by Yale University. The site
will make graphic and textual information available to scholars crossing a variety of departmental borders and the general public. Through this effort, we offer a foundational, democratic and
participatory platform for the study and documentation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage, notonly for at-risk regions in the Middle East, but more generally around the world.
location of sites in areas of conflict has highlighted the urgent need for documenting heritage sites forpreservation and posterity. This process is not limited to digitization, however, but also includes the
meaningful interpretation of sites with respect to their intangible values. This practice necessitates newtools, which goes a step beyond simple digitization.
Project Anqa counters the devastating loss of cultural heritage throughout the Middle East, most notablyin Syria and Iraq. The project is funded by the Arcadia Fund (London. UK), and works through the
partnership of CyArk, ICOMOS, and the Yale Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage to trainlocal professionals in documenting at-risk sites in 3D before they are destroyed or altered. Through an
interdisciplinary process, Anqa aims to assemble the recorded documentation, historically contextualizeit, and make data accessible and useful for scholars, peers, and the public with state-of-the-art tools.
A primary goal of Project Anqa is to work through a process that includes capacity building on theground so that local partners are included in the data collection, ownership, preservation, and the storytelling process. Our partnership with CyArk, who are specialized in photogrammetric and laser scanning
technologies, helps to train professionals to collect RAW and ethnographic data. Together, weemphasize the importance of documentation using what we call the “subjective eye,” which is based not
only on tangible but also on a list of intangible categories in accordance with CIDOC-CRM andICOMOS CIPA standards.
It is our hope that Project Anqa will serve as an example of ‘people-centred’ cultural heritagedocumentation in a digital age through an open-access web platform hosted by Yale University. The site
will make graphic and textual information available to scholars crossing a variety of departmental borders and the general public. Through this effort, we offer a foundational, democratic and
participatory platform for the study and documentation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage, notonly for at-risk regions in the Middle East, but more generally around the world.
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