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Feb 23 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
Our latest investigation + our first ‘open source archaeology’, documents the ancient city of Anthedon near Al-Shati camp in Gaza—Palestinian heritage under threat from coastal erosion, repeated bombings & the humanitarian disaster of Israeli occupation. forensic-architecture.org/investigation/…
Excavations at the site throughout the 90s unearthed Iron Age walls, Achaemenid period houses, Roman villas & fountain, a key Greco-Roman port city, & a Byzantine cemetery. The remnants were reburied by archaeologists for their protection as the occupation intensified in the 00s.
Our 'open source archaeology’ digitally reconstructs past & present layers of the site, using social media videos, satellite images, drone footage by @AinMedia, site visits, & archaeological reports & surveys.
Our analysis reveals 18 bomb craters (in red) since 2012 resulting from Israeli attacks across the site including the May 2021 offensive which killed 250+ and destroyed essential infrastructure.
Palestinian NGO @alhaq_org includes our findings in their report on cultural sites under Israeli apartheid, to be submitted @IntlCrimCourt & @OHCHR_MENA demanding recognition that destruction of Palestinian heritage is a war crime & crime against humanity alhaq.org/cached_uploads…

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FA returns to @hkw_berlin today to launch our new Berlin-based sister agency, FORENSIS, and the Investigative Commons, a new community of practice founded on the work of FA and our partners including @ECCHRBerlin, Praxis Films, @bellingcat, @amnesty, @mnemonicorg, among others
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