In the context of conflict resolution, remembrance is a crucial element of the healing process.
It recognises that, as individuals and communities, we are and indeed live out our histories …

In the contemporary world, archaeology has become drawn, sometimes in dramatic fashion,
into the violence of war. Archaeologists have taken part in monitoring and attempting to …

Critical heritage studies inevitably confront the conflict between the desire for conservation
and corresponding processes of demographic elimination. In this chapter, the authors …

Analysing a struggle between Palestinian campaigners and Israeli authorities over an
ancient Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem, this paper explores the role of necrogeography in …

For many Evangelical Christians, a trip to the Holy Land is an integral part of practicing their
faith. Arriving in groups, most of these pilgrims are guided by Jewish Israeli tour guides. For …

The Struggle for Jerusalem's Holy Places investigates the role of architecture and urban
identity in relation to the political economy of the city and its wider state context seen through …

Jerusalem has for centuries been known as the spiritual center for the three largest
monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Yet Jerusalem's other-worldly …

This article explores the role that the worldwide movement of repatriation of human remains
and cultural heritage* from museums and other institutions to minorities and indigenous …

Palestine is a state in limbo—they lack full formal recognition as a sovereign land but
possess a unique nation-state status that incorporates elements of a unified national …

My longstanding interest in Jerusalem goes back to 1983, when I first found myself in the
trenches of an excavation near the Ottoman city wall. The desire to understand the …