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Statement on Professional Ethics and Current Archaeological Projects in Syria
September 10th, 2022 Research in the Near & Middle East and ethics The purpose of all research on Ancient Near and Middle East matters must be to contribute to the development of our knowledge of the area by advancing science and scholarship in quantitative and...
Dichiarazione di condanna dei progetti archeologici dell’Università degli studi di Roma “La Sapienza” in Siria.(SIMAT ASSOCIAZIONE, Cetro Antiquari di Idleb)
La ricerca e la cultura moderne sono fondate su un rispetto etico per la vita umana come obiettivo finale. In tale contesto, lo scopo dell'archeologia è gettare luce sull'umanità attraverso lo studio della formazione delle identità sociali e culturali, così come della...
Statement Condemning the Archaeological Projects of the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in Syria.(SIMAT Association and Idleb Antiquaries center)
Modern research and scholarship are grounded in an ethical respect for human life as an ultimate goal. In that context, the purpose of archaeology is to shed light on humankind by studying the formation of social and cultural identities, as well as our contemporary...
From … to … Zarkashat Turathia
A special exhibition of the Ethnologisches Museum (Ethnological Museum), Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, at the Museum Europäischer Kulturen (MEK, Museum of European Cultures) “From ... to ...” is an ambiguous designation, referring to neither a specific time nor place....
An article about the protection of cultural heritage in Syria.What is to be done in a war zone for the preservation of monuments?
In the new edition of the VDR journal, SIMAT members Mrs. Raphaela Heitmann and Mr. Ammar Kennawi have contributed in writing an article about the protection of the Syrian cultural heritage during the war times and the applied procedures in the conflict zones. The...
Between Yesterday and Today
An initiative launched by Syrians for Heritage Association (SIMAT) in cooperation with the Idlib Antiquities Center to convey the current reality of the Ancient Villages of Northern Syria * within Aleppo and Idlib governorates and shed the light on the changes...
With Heritage
'Within the event “With Heritage” that has been launched by SIMAT in cooperation with the Idlib Antiquities Center, we organized a visit for the children to the archaeological sites of the upper mountain in Idlib province. The participants included members from both...
Within the event “With Heritage” that has been launched by SIMAT
Within the event “With Heritage” that has been launched by SIMAT in cooperation with the Idlib Antiquities Center, and in recognition of the role of the Syrian researchers in illustrating the intellectual and cultural patrimony of Syria, the researcher and historian...
The opening ceremony of SIMAT
On September 27, 2018, the opening ceremony of SIMAT – Syrians for Heritage was held in Berlin. The Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz (a German organization for the protection of buildings) kindly hosted the event in their base in Berlin, the culturally significant...