Tell Qarqur, Hama Province
The 10,000 year old ancient hill in western Syria that became a modern battleground
The Museum of Lost Objects traces the histories of 10 antiquities or cultural sites that have been destroyed or looted in Iraq and Syria.
As archaeological sites go, Tell Qarqur isn’t the most glamorous, but this mound in Syria is unique. It’s in the Orontes Valley in the west of the country and it contains 10,000 years of continuous human occupation. It is a goldmine of information for studying the movements of long history in a single place. In 2011, Tell Qarqur was occupied by the Assad military and since then, the whole area - the province of Hama and neighbouring regions - has been on the frontline of the war and many local residents forced to flee. Jesse Casana, the archaeologist who ran the excavation at Tell Qarqur, talks about monitoring the destruction of his site from space using satellite archaeology, and the Syrian villagers who worked with him now living as refugees.
This episode was first broadcast on 2 March, 2016
Presenter: Kanishk Tharoor
Producer: Maryam Maruf
Picture: Tell Qarqur
Credit: Jesse Casana
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Tracing the histories of antiquities and landmarks that have been destroyed or looted.
