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EAMENA training in the use of satellite remote sensing and digital technologies in heritage management: Libya and Tunisia workshops 2017–2019

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 October 2019

Matthew S. Hobson
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Abstract

This article provides a brief summary of the aims, methods and results of a programme of training carried out by the EAMENA project in partnership with the Tunisian Institut National du Patrimoine and the Libyan Department of Antiquities. The focus was on the use of freely available satellite imagery for archaeological site identification and monitoring, on compiling and maintaining spatial databases - including the on-the-ground location of sites with the use of a GPS - and on the observation of patterns of preservation and threat within Geographical Information Systems to inform heritage management decisions at both regional and national levels. Three pairs of workshops took place in Tunis in 2017, 2018 and 2019, with interim support being given to participants by a Training Manager and Research Assistant based at the University of Leicester. The work was part of a larger scheme offered to heritage professionals across the Middle East and North Africa by the EAMENA project thanks to a grant received from the Cultural Protection Fund. In general this training has been very well received. Not only has it successfully achieved the propagation of desirable and much needed skills within partner institutions, it has also raised awareness of issues affecting the protection of cultural heritage within the broader community.

يقدم هذا المقال ملخص موجز لأهداف وطرق ونتائج برنامج التدريب الذي ينفذه مشروع EAMENA بالشراكة مع المعهد الوطني للتراث التونسي و مصلحة الآثار الليبية. حيث كان التركيز على استخدام صور الأقمار الصناعية المتوفرة مجاناً لتحديد المواقع الأثرية و رصدها، و على تجميع وصيانة قواعد البيانات المكانية - بما في ذلك تحديد المكان على أرض الواقع باستخدام GPS - و كذلك على مراقبة أنماط الحفظ والتهديدات داخل نظم المعلومات الجغرافية للاستعمال عند اتخاذ قرارات تخص إدارة التراث على الصعيدين الإقليمي والوطني . عُقدت ثلاثة أزواج من ورش العمل في تونس في الأعوام 2017 و 2018 و 2019، مع تقديم دعم قصير المدى للمشاركين من قبل مدير التدريب ومساعد باحث من جامعة ليستر. و قد كان هذا العمل جزءاً من مخطط أكبر تم تقديمه للمهنيين في مجال التراث في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا من خلال مشروع EAMENA وبفضل منحة مقدمة من صندوق حماية الثقافة. بشكل عام التدريب قد استقبل بشكل جيد. و لقد نجح المشروع في نشر المهارات المرغوبة، و التي المؤسسات الشريكة بحاجة ماسة إليها، كذلك فإنه عمل أيضاً على زيادة الوعي بالقضايا التي تؤثر في حماية التراث الثقافي داخل المجتمع عامة.

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Part 1: 50th Anniversary Research Papers
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Libyan Studies , Volume 50 , November 2019 , pp. 63 - 71
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Copyright © The Society for Libyan Studies 2019 

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