Armeniaca

International Journal of Armenian Studies

Observing South Caucasus’ Historical Landscape: An Open Photo Archive

Tools, Activities, and Purposes of the OSCOP Project

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Abstract

This article presents the project Observing South Caucasus’ Historical Landscape: An Open Photo Archive, whose strategic objectives are to collect, digitise, and catalogue a collection of photographs documenting the cultural heritage of the South Caucasus. The preservation and valorisation actions are targeted at three different facets of this heritage: (1) the tangible photographic collection (i.e. the photographic object itself); (2) the intangible historical layers (evolution of site ownership, historical stratification, and corresponding toponymy); (3) the tangible architectural and natural heritage of historical Armenia and Georgia.


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Submitted: July 2, 2025 | Published Dec. 12, 2025 | Language: en

Keywords Photo collection • Georgian heritage • South Caucasus • Cataloguing strategies • Armenian heritage

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