Teaching Geoarchaeology in Erbil
From 15-17 February 2015, BISI Trustee Dr Mark
Altaweel was invited by World Monuments Fund to guest teach a short course on the
use of geoarchaeology in Erbil to a group of 12 Iraqis from southern Iraq and the
Kurdish region. The participants were Iraqis who are working in archaeology, such as
the Kurdish Regional Government of the State Board of Antiquities and
Heritage, or have some experience. The intent of the class was to cover
how geoarchaeology can be used for site conservation as well as for making new
discoveries. The course consisted of 15 hours of talks, discussion, a practical site visit at
a site near Erbil, and presentations by the participants.
Dr Mark Altaweel has been a trustee of BISI since 2012. He is a Lecturer in Near Eastern Archaeology at UCL
