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Armenia-Azerbaijan ceasefire puts ‘treasures of human history’ at risk

November 11, 2020

Adam Smith, director of the Cornell University Institute of Archaeology and Materials Studies, and Lori Khatchadourian, professor of Near Eastern studies, say the Russia-brokered agreement will have wide-spread impacts on archaeological sites in the contested region.

Arts & Humanities
Adam Smith
associate professor at the department of Near Eastern Studies and a scholar of the Soviet and post-Soviet Caucasus

Trump wall with Mexico provides illusion of a solution

April 25, 2017

Adam T. Smith, professor of anthropology at Cornell University says that the archaeological record is clear: President Trump’s proposed wall on the Mexico-U.S. border offers only the illusion of security – just as similar walls have throughout history.

Arts and Sciences
Adam Smith