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The Israeli Palestinian Archaeoloy Working Group (IPAWG)

IPAWG was a group of Israeli and Palestinian archaeologists tackling issues of archaeology and cultural heritage management in Israel/Palestine. This working group, operating between 2005 and 2009, was created in order to address the need of updated archaeological data resources to facilitate future neotiations between the two parties. The main objective of IPAWG was to consider various aspects of the role of archaeology in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including public perceptions of archaeology, the status of archaeological sites and finds in case of the implementation of a two-state solution, and Jerusalem as a World Heritage Site. One important outcome of this group was a joint document listing recommendations on the place of archaeological heritage in a final-status agreement. Another contribution was the creation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem Archaeological Database (WBEJAD), an inventory of Israeli archaeological activity in the West Bank between 1967 and 2007.


IPAWG Links

IPAWG page on USC website
http://crcc.usc.edu/initiatives/shi/ipawg.html

UCLA Newsroom: Archaeologists' agreement a stride toward Mideast peace (video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkRATNj8WDo

IPAWG Agreement
http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/religion_off/arc/sh/agreement.pdf

Yahya, A. 2010. The Palestinian–Israeli Draft Agreement on Archaeological Heritage. Present Pasts 2/1: 72-74.
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Press Coverage

Ha'aretz
Buried treasure that's kept in the dark
17 December 2006
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=801792

The Jerusalem Post
Study: 15% of Archaeological Excavations conducted over Green Line
05 September 2007
(Not available online)

Ha'aretz
It could explode at some stage
20 September 2007
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/903678.html

UCLA International
Plan Brokered by UCLA, USC Archaeologists Would Remove Roadblock to Mideast Peace
April 2008
http://www.international.ucla.edu/asia/news/article.asp?parentid=90307

Jewish Journal
UCLA and USC archaeologists hope preserving the Middle East’s shared past can pave way to protecting
7 April 2008
http://www.jewishjournal.com/nation/article/ucla_and_usc_archaeologists
_hope_preserving_the_middle_easts_shared_past_ca/


University of California Newsroom
Archaeologists' plan would remove roadblock to Mideast peace
8 April 2008
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/17621

The Jerusalem Post
Israeli, Palestinian archaeologists draft deal to preserve historic sites
9 April 2008
(Not available online)

The Jerusalem Post
US archaeologists bridge Israeli-Arab gap
9 April 2008
(Not available online)

Science
A Middle East Peace Accord... for Artifacts
9 April 2008
http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/409/2?rss=1

Chicago Tribune
A deal for the ages? Israeli, Palestinian archeologists agree on framework to share cultural heritage across borders if peace prevails
11 April 2008
http://spme.net/articles/3891/1/2/A-Deal-for-the-Ages-Israeli-Palestinian-Archeologists-Agree-on-Framework-to-Share-Cultural-Heritage-Across-Borders-if-Peace-Prevails.html

Science Daily
Plan Brokered By Archaeologists Would Remove Roadblock To Mideast Peace
14 April 2008
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080411123057.htm

Canada Free Press
Archaeology to Help Broker Middle East Peace
14 April 2008
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/2634

Ha'aretz
A separate peace
17 April 2008
http://www.haaretz.com/a-separate-peace-1.243747

Common Ground News Service
Archaeologists preserve hope
17 April 2008
http://www.commongroundnews.org/article.php?id=22977

The Chronicle of Higher Education
Archaeologists' Group Proposes Safekeeping of Middle East Artifacts
18 April 2008
http://chronicle.com/article/Archaeologists-Group/16363

Eduction Resources Information Center
Archaeologists' Group Proposes Safekeeping of Middle East Artifacts
18 April 2008
http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/
detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=EJ791969
&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=EJ791969


Ha'aretz
Sharing the past by dividing it
27 April 2008
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/977945.html

Los Angeles Times
Looking to the future of Mideast's past
30 May 2008
http://articles.latimes.com/2008/may/30/world/fg-archaeology30

The American Task Force on Palestine
Usc, Ucla Professors Work On Israeli-palestinian Archaeological Pact
30 May 2008
http://www.americantaskforce.org/daily_news_article/2008/05/30/1212181472

Ha'aretz
There is no archaeological peace
16 June 2008
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=992993

The Art Newspaper
First evidence of damage to Gaza’s cultural sites emerges
February 2009
http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article.asp?id=16827

The Art Newspaper
Israel and Palestine: Who Owns What?
25 May 2011
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http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Israel+and+Palestine%3a+who+owns+what%3f/23589



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