Ferizaj/Uroševac: cultural heritage and community

2011-08-27T13:05:00.000+03:00

I decided to officially archive this blog on the day my DPhil was confirmed. But I have waited for the electronic publication of my thesis, Interrogating Archaeological Ethics in Conflict Zones: Cultural Heritage Work in Cyprus, to announce the archiving. From now on, I will blog at Conflict Antiquities.

On Conflict Antiquities, I will concentrate on illicit antiquities trading, organised crime and political violence in Cyprus, Greece and Turkey. As I explain in an introduction to Conflict Antiquities,

I want to study the history of the trade in conflict antiquities; and to explore the relationship between the trade in conflict antiquities and the funding of conflict and violence.

2005-10-02T10:43:00.000+03:00

Ferizaj archaeological deposits in the process of formation.

[Updated on the 14th of January 2007]

Vasilevs commented that, 'Its about the name of city "Ferizaj". Ferizaj were been a albanian fashist during the WWII.He killed many cristians (mostly Serbs).' As with Vasilevs' other comments, I can't verify this. According to Wikipedia, at least, its 'Albanian name derives from a pre-1873 hotel owned by a local Kosovo Albanian named Feriz Shashivari', so, it's not a new name and not given or taken with any reference to the Ferizaj who Vasilevs speaks about; so, it's not about the name of the city. It would only be about the name of the city if this person took his name from it, but I have no evidence for that either.

2005-10-02T10:41:00.000+03:00

Ruined and dumped upon Ferizaj land; bordering buildings' walls have murals painted on them.

2005-10-02T10:38:00.001+03:00

Possibly abandoned, unfinished Ferizaj home 2.

2005-10-02T10:38:00.000+03:00

Possibly abandoned, unfinished Ferizaj home 1.

2005-10-02T10:37:00.000+03:00

Ferizaj home destroyed during ethnic cleansing 2.

2005-10-02T10:33:00.000+03:00

Ferizaj home destroyed during ethnic cleansing 1.

2005-10-02T10:32:00.000+03:00

Catholic church of the Guardian Angel.

2005-10-02T10:28:00.000+03:00

"Vetevendosje... Jo negociata [Self-determination... No negotiation]"

2005-10-02T10:26:00.000+03:00

"Multicultural Ferizaj 2005".

2005-10-02T10:24:00.000+03:00

"Peace on earth": "peace pole" outside the central mosque and Orthodox church in Ferizaj. The Mosque of Mulla Veselit and Orthodox Church of Saint Uros stand together, even if their communities do not; they are on the same premises, but the church is under the protection of Greek KFOR. Photographs of the neighbouring buildings are banned as they might provide intelligence to terrorists.