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Sam Hardy is an archaeologist who researches the illicit trade in antiquities, the destruction of cultural property, and cultural heritage labour at times of crisis and conflict. He teaches in Rome and London, and tweets @conflictantiq and @samarkeolog.

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Landmark Sufi Shrine Destroyed by Islamists in Yemen

by Sam Hardy February 11, 2015February 14, 2015

Haykal Bafana reported that “Al Qaeda militants [had] destroyed” the 800-year-old tomb of Sufi saint Sufyan bin Abdullah in Al Hota town, Lahij province, Yemen, on January 27.

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Significant 13th-Century Complex Bombed in Syria

by Sam Hardy December 12, 2014December 15, 2014

Al-Sultaniyah Madrasa, established in 1223 and containing the tomb of Sultan Saladin’s son Sultan Malik al-Zaher, appears to have been destroyed. And it seems to have been military rather than sectarian destruction.

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UN Maps Reveal Destruction of Thousands of Cultural Sites Across Syria

by Sam Hardy December 11, 2014December 15, 2014

Using satellite imagery from 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2014, the Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT) of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) has mapped the intensity of cultural damage to cities across Syria.

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Militants Destroy Iraqi Convent

by Sam Hardy December 9, 2014December 9, 2014

Extended video confirms that the Victory Convent of the Chaldean Sisters of the Sacred Heart in Mosul, Iraq, was destroyed on November 24.

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Lobbyist Misleads on Islamic State Antiquities Trafficking

by Sam Hardy December 8, 2014January 2, 2015

When Hyperallergic debunked antiquities trade representative Ursula Kampmann’s supposed debunking of intelligence on Islamic State antiquities trafficking, Cultural Property Observer (CPO) (dealer and lobbyist) Peter Tompa tried to debunk Hyperallergic in turn.

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“Joyfully Defiant”: A Photographic Introduction to the Kurds

by Sam Hardy December 2, 2014December 3, 2014

Robert Leutheuser is an independent cultural photographer who has dedicated himself to documenting community life in the Middle East, focusing on Kurdish peoples. Perhaps most notably, his work has helped the international community to understand who the Yezidis are.

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Tomb of Saddam Hussein’s Father Allegedly Destroyed

by Sam Hardy December 1, 2014December 1, 2014

A “security source in Salahuddin Province” informed Iraqi newspaper Kitabat that “Daash” — the Arabic-language acronym for the Islamic State — “[had] blow[n] up the tomb of the father of Saddam in Tikrit.”

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German Media May Corroborate $36M Islamic State Antiquities Trafficking

by Sam Hardy November 28, 2014December 16, 2014

There is significant evidence that illicit antiquities trading contributes to paramilitary funding. It does not happen everywhere, all the time, but it does happen.

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Evidence Points to Fresh Destruction of Yazidi Temples by Islamic State

by Sam Hardy November 25, 2014November 27, 2014

New video and testimony has emerged of Yazidis who have returned to the village of Babila (also known as Babira and Babirah), which was occupied and devastated by the Islamic State. It documents the community’s resumption of its life amidst the ruins of two temples.

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Who Blew Up the Armenian Genocide Memorial Church in Deir el-Zour?

by Sam Hardy November 11, 2014November 13, 2014

Fifty days after the destruction of the Armenian Genocide Martyrs’ Memorial Church in Deir el-Zour, Robert Fisk has reported it in the Independent, but his article is riddled with peculiarities, mistakes, and historical inconsistencies.

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Hunger Strike Averted as Turkey Ups Art and Heritage Jobs

by Sam Hardy November 10, 2014November 13, 2014

“We’re at the end of our tether with the employment of one percent of archaeologists. If there is not just employment in 2014, [there will be a] hunger strike,” said archaeologist Binnur Çelebi on April 5.

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Assessing the Destruction of Yezidi Shrines

by Sam Hardy November 5, 2014November 5, 2014

Between (the lack of) access, confusion, fear, and propaganda, it can be very difficult to know if something is happening, or what is happening, to historic Yezidi shrines at the hands of the Islamic State.

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