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 Joins Bluesky

You can now follow CHW’s work on Bluesky. Find us there @caucasushw. For the time[…]

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DAMAGE ALERT: Tandzatap Church

Satellite imagery shows that between Oct. 5, 2023, and April 30, 2024, the 19th century[…]

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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[…]