Orthophotos, DSMs and interpretation files of the remote sensing assessment of archaeological damage and destruction at Nineveh, Iraq, during the ISIS occupation

Archaeological heritage has long been threatened by damage or destruction during armed conflicts. Recently, however, deliberate destruction has increasingly become a major part of daily threats in some areas. In that context these datasets describe the results of a programme of remote sensing of damage at Nineveh, within a wider research initiative involving six years of monitoring in northern Iraq. Analysis of satellite imagery, low-and level airphotography observation were combined in a comprehensive assessment of the damage. These datasets present an updated topographic map of Nineveh and its city walls, with a summary of the damage encountered.