The Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Syria: The Case of Shash Hamdan Tomb 1 in the Upper Euphrates, 1995–2020

ADNAN ALMOHAMAD is an honorary research fellow in the Department of History, Classics, and Archaeology at Birkbeck, University of London, and in the Department of Archaeology at Durham University. He is also a CARA fellow. His master's degree in Archaeology of the Ancient Near East and Egypt was awarded by Charles de Gaulle University, France, in 2009. From 2009 to 2014 he worked in the Department of Excavation and Archaeological Studies of the Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums of Syria; during the same time period he lectured on ancient ceramics at the Department of Archaeology, University of Aleppo. His research interests are in the area of the Upper Euphrates of Syria and in the preservation of cultural heritage. His current work focuses on documenting the looting and destruction of archaeological sites in northern Syria and the relationships of local communities in Syria with their cultural heritage before and during the war. (Department of History, Classics, and Archaeology, Birkbeck, of London, Malet Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7HX, UK; a.almohamad@bbk.ac.uk)