Urkesh beyond Urkesh

During these years of war,
the Urkesh archaeological project has extended its range of action far beyond the excavations.
The site has thus become a model of what archaeology can do
when it is embedded at the heart of the local communities.
This website tells its tale.

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Alongside IIMAS (founded 1973), we established (February 20, 2016) the association named AVASA
("Associazione per la Valorizzazione dell'Archeologia e della Storia Antica"/Association for Furthering Value Archeology and Ancient History) to provide the necessary support.
In the left bar, you will find the links to our many activities, in a thematic order.
In the section about events you will read about the most significant moments of the past year.