About us

CHW is a research program in heritage forensics led by archaeologists at Cornell and Purdue Universities.

We use satellite imagery and open source media to monitor and document endangered and damaged cultural heritage.

You can support our work with a tax deductible donation through Cornell University.

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CHW Releases Monitoring Report #7

CHW today released Monitoring Report #7 on cultural heritage at risk in Nagorno-Karabakh. Our latest[…]

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New CHW Story Map: ‘Wreckage upon wreckage’ in Kalbajar

Azerbaijan destroyed the ruins of two Soviet-era schools, and with them the traces of a[…]

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DESTRUCTION ALERT: Ghazanchetsots cemetery, Shusha/Shushi

Satellite imagery dated April 4 shows that the destruction of the Ghazanchetsots cemetery in Shusha[…]

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