ABSTRACT Looting of archaeological sites and thefts from cultural institutions in the Middle East is driven by an international demand for artifacts. Despite the efforts of Ministries of Culture, Departments of Antiquities, cultural heritage NGOs, and local communities, landscapes are destroyed, sites are pillaged, and museums are ransacked across the region. Like other countries, Jordan has a demand driven looting problem rooted in the legal and illegal trade in cultural material from the Middle East (Kersel 2019b). Tourists, locals, and museums desire Jordanian artifacts, often without questioning their market appearance. In addition to the standard set of approaches to physically and legally protecting their cultural heritage, Jordan recently turned to diplomatic measures to curb the illegal movement of looted and stolen materials. In order to support their request for a bilateral cultural property agreement with the United States, Jordan is using data from drones, databases, and archaeologists to prove that looting is an ongoing concern and the purloined artifacts are destined for the US. Deploying a case study based on data from drones, in the following we demonstrate the power of archaeological research in national policy formation and international diplomacy.

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数据库，无人机，挖掘机和外交：约旦要求美国达成文化财产双边协议

摘要考古遗址的抢劫和中东文化机构的盗窃活动受到国际上对文物的需求的驱使。尽管文化部，古物部门，文化遗产非政府组织和当地社区做出了努力，整个地区的景观遭到破坏，遗址被掠夺，博物馆遭到洗劫。像其他国家一样，约旦面临着需求驱动的掠夺问题，其根源是来自中东的文化材料的合法和非法贸易（Kersel 2019b）。游客，当地人和博物馆都渴望约旦的文物，而这些古迹常常不问其市场外观。除了在物理上和法律上保护其文化遗产的标准方法外，约旦最近还采取了外交措施，以制止被掠夺和被盗材料的非法流动。为了支持他们要求与美国达成双边文化财产协定的请求，约旦利用无人机，数据库和考古学家的数据来证明抢劫是一个持续的问题，被掠夺的文物运往美国。部署基于无人机数据的案例研究，下面我们展示考古研究在国家政策形成和国际外交中的力量。