THE CULTURAL RESILIENCE
INFORMATICS AND ANALYSIS
LAB

Satellite image of Western Desert in central Egypt
Photo by USGS on Unsplash

We collect data on broad-scale changes to material cultural heritage, and generate mixed models to measure impacts and inform accountability and cultural justice processes.

Projects

Cultural Violence and Civilian Deaths in Syria

Why do armed groups deliberately destroy cultural monuments? How does monument destruction correlate with patterns of direct violence against civilians?

SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL LOOTING

This project seeks to understand patterns of archaeological looting in Lower Egypt and how the broader contextual factors influence these patterns.

INSURGENT ARTIFACTS

This project investigates how the collaboration between archaeological science and counterterrorism studies impacts the robustness and reliability of data generated.

QUANTIFYING ART CRIME

Is art crime really the third-largest illicit trade, after narcotics and weapons? Why do estimates of its value range so dramatically?

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Facts & Statistics

about

4
active projects
(and growing)

3
global
regions

2000+
data points

TEAM

Michelle
Fabiani

Co-director

Fiona Greenland