Cultural Heritage in Danger: Archaeology and Communities in Sicily during the Second World War (1940–45) Ghent University
The Second World War threatened the archaeological and cultural heritage of the countries involved in military operations. Bombing and ground operations in Sicily affected archaeological sites and museums. The EU-funded SICILYWAR project will reconstruct and study the acts and conflict between different factors: military forces, national authorities, archaeologists and local communities. It will study the way the authorities treated ...