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Michael Fradley

@mfradley.bsky.social

Landscape archaeologist working at @eamena.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

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Jake Godin@godin.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This same kind of thing happened in Gaza as entire towns have been completely destroyed. “When you watch your house being deliberately detonated, you feel helplessness and injustice,” she told me. “You ask why. Why did this happen? In the end, it is our house.” thepublicsource.org/after-image/...

Satellite Images as a Form of Return for Displaced Families

Journalist Zaynab Mayladan on witnessing the destruction of home from exile.

thepublicsource.org

Jake Godin@godin.bsky.social · 2mo ago

SkySat imagery from @planet.com shows that Swedish Village — located on the coastal border between Gaza and Egypt — has been fully destroyed by the IDF. The village of ~1,300 people was mostly destroyed and turned into an outpost when the IDF first invaded Rafah in 2024. Now nothing remains.

A Planet Labs high resolution satellite image showing Swedish Village in southern Gaza on December 7 2023. The village is a small square made up of tightly-packed buildings on the coast. The large border wall between Egypt and Gaza is visible to the southwest and the east and north parts of the village are surrounded by sandy terrain. The Mediterranean Sea lies immediately to the northwest. A Planet Labs high resolution satellite image showing Swedish Village in southern Gaza on December 31 2025. Very little of the village remains with only a few buildings still standing and converted into an IDF military outpost with a new comms tower set up near the Egyptian border wall. A large jetty is being constructed on the Egyptian side of the coastal border.A Planet Labs high resolution satellite image showing Swedish Village in southern Gaza on May 26 2026. Nothing remains of the village and construction vehicles are visible on top of a large flattened area. The jetty on the Egyptian coast has grown and there has been some more added to the comms pylon part of the IDF military outpost.
EAMENA@eamena.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#Satellite images show further damage to the Commonwealth war cemetery in #Gaza. Between 5th and 16th April 2026 a bulldozed track was cut, covering the S. wall and part of the cemetery. This is symptomatic of continued damage to land and buildings across the occupied Red Zone. Source: Planet Labs.

Satellite image of the Commonwealth War Graves cemetery in Gaza taken on 5 April 2026 with earlier damage in the southern corner of the cemetery (Source: Planet Labs).Satellite image of the Commonwealth War Graves cemetery in Gaza taken on 16 April 2026 with the bulldozer damage visible along the S perimeter and a fire alight to the NW (Source: Planet Labs).
Michael Fradley@mfradley.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My work in identifying these #Roman camps in SE #Jordan and our recent fieldwork is discussed on this recent podcast starring Bob Bewley and the @cbrl.bsky.social's Firas Bqa'in. @eamena.bsky.social @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social

EAMENA@eamena.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Our discovery of a series of Roman camps in SE Jordan is subject of episode 10 of the CBRL's Learning from the Past podcast. Featuring former director Bob Bewley & CBRL's Firas Bqa'in talking about the identification of sites & subsequent aerial survey & field survey. 🔗 www.cbrl.ac.uk/media-listing/

EAMENA@eamena.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Our discovery of a series of Roman camps in SE Jordan is subject of episode 10 of the CBRL's Learning from the Past podcast. Featuring former director Bob Bewley & CBRL's Firas Bqa'in talking about the identification of sites & subsequent aerial survey & field survey. 🔗 www.cbrl.ac.uk/media-listing/

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Michael Fradley@mfradley.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My recent analysis supporting the Centre for Cultural Heritage Protection (CCHP) in Bethlehem with their @britishcouncil.bsky.social funded assessment of heritage damage in the #Gaza Strip #Palestine.

EAMENA@eamena.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Our new report on satellite imagery assessment of damage to heritage sites in the Gaza Strip is online. This analysis records widespread damage across the territory & lists only 100 of the 524 sites listed on the EAMENA database as being in a ‘Good’ or ‘Fair’ condition. 🔗 eamena.org/article/remo...

Map showing heritage site conditions across the Gaza Strip. Basemap source: Positron.
Jake Godin@godin.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Updated PlanetScope imagery from @planet.com shows the berm shown below continues to expand. February 16 imagery shows an additional 500m of berm construction since last week. Additional berm construction and clearing activity along the Yellow Line visible north of Rafah and south of Gaza city.

A PlanetScope satellite image from Planet Labs showing south central Gaza on February 11, 2026. One of Gaza's main north-south roads — Salah al-Deen Road is labeled. The Yellow Line is also indicated running north and south through the image. There is a large amount of destruction visible in the image including in Wadi as-Salqa, a labeled town. The northern part of a 2.6km long berm is labeled, as well as an IDF outpost further north.A PlanetScope satellite image from Planet Labs showing south central Gaza on February 16, 2026. One of Gaza's main north-south roads — Salah al-Deen Road is labeled. The Yellow Line is also indicated running north and south through the image. There is a large amount of destruction visible in the image including in Wadi as-Salqa, a labeled town. The 2.6km berm has grown by about 500m, which is labeled in the image.A PlanetScope satellite image from Planet Labs showing southern Gaza just north of Rafah on February 16, 2026. The Yellow Line is indicated with a yellow line on the imagery. Three IDF outposts are labeled as well as largescale clearing work visible south of the Yellow Line. Two areas along the Yellow Line are annotated with boxes showing about 2.3km of new berm construction that's been built since January 12 2026.A PlanetScope satellite image from Planet Labs showing northern Gaza on February 16, 2026. One of Gaza's main north-south roads — Salah al-Deen Road is labeled. The Yellow Line is also indicated running north and south through the image. There is a large amount of destruction visible in the image including in the three labeled towns — Juhr al-Dik, Al-Mughraqa and Al-Zahra. All three have been completely destroyed. Three IDF outposts are labeled as well. Two rectangles annotate brown lines where apparent clearing activtiy and berm construction is visible in the PlanetScope imagery, amounting to about 3.7km of new construction since January 12, 2026.
Jake Godin@godin.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Recent PlanetScope imagery from @planet.com shows a new 2.6km-long berm that's been built by the IDF in south central Gaza near Kisufim Road. The berm roughly follows the "Yellow Line" that divides IDF-occupied areas and the rest of Gaza. Similar berms are visible elsewhere in the north and south.

A PlanetScope satellite image from Planet Labs showing south central Gaza on January 12, 2026. Two roads are labeled — Salah al-Deen Road going north and south and Kisufim Road, which runs from Salah al-Deen to the Gaza-Israel border. The Yellow Line is also indicated running north and south through the image. There is a large amount of destruction visible in the image, especially in the two visible towns — Wadi al-Salqa and Al-Qarara. An IDF outpost is visible as is a paved aid staging area.
Jake Godin@godin.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Looking at PlanetScope imagery from today, the Netzarim corridor berm I noted in the post below has already reached Wadi Gaza. The Wadi As-Salqa one has also continued to grow and extends 300m further north.

Jake Godin@godin.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Updated PlanetScope imagery from @planet.com shows the berm shown below continues to expand. February 16 imagery shows an additional 500m of berm construction since last week. Additional berm construction and clearing activity along the Yellow Line visible north of Rafah and south of Gaza city.

Royal Air Force Museum@rafmuseum.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Half Term isn’t just for the kids ✈️ This Thursday (19 Feb) we’re hosting the Birmingham, Wolverhampton & Coventry Branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society. “RAF Habbaniya – The RAF Garden of Eden” 🚪 6.15pm | 📍 National Cold War Exhibition Free for Members. Guests welcome: bit.ly/4aQlGcy

RAF Habbaniya - image shows a man walking down a path at the RAF station with Palm Trees in the background.
Jake Godin@godin.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Recent PlanetScope imagery from @planet.com shows a new 2.6km-long berm that's been built by the IDF in south central Gaza near Kisufim Road. The berm roughly follows the "Yellow Line" that divides IDF-occupied areas and the rest of Gaza. Similar berms are visible elsewhere in the north and south.

A PlanetScope satellite image from Planet Labs showing south central Gaza on January 12, 2026. Two roads are labeled — Salah al-Deen Road going north and south and Kisufim Road, which runs from Salah al-Deen to the Gaza-Israel border. The Yellow Line is also indicated running north and south through the image. There is a large amount of destruction visible in the image, especially in the two visible towns — Wadi al-Salqa and Al-Qarara. An IDF outpost is visible as is a paved aid staging area.A PlanetScope satellite image from Planet Labs showing south central Gaza on February 11, 2026. Two roads are labeled — Salah al-Deen Road going north and south and Kisufim Road, which runs from Salah al-Deen to the Gaza-Israel border. The Yellow Line is also indicated running north and south through the image. There is a large amount of destruction visible in the image, especially in the two visible towns — Wadi al-Salqa and Al-Qarara. An IDF outpost is visible as is a paved aid staging area. A long dirt berm is now visible, bisecting Kisufim Road and running toward the north. It's 2.6km long and follows closely with the Yellow Line.
School of Archaeology@unioxarchaeology.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Archaeology of #Persian #Garden complex discovered by our @eamena.bsky.social team. 🪷🍒🍎🌴🛰️#RemoteSensing #aerialphotos

Michael Fradley@mfradley.bsky.social · 6mo ago

My new paper with @bijanrouhani.bsky.social and @kristen-hopper.bsky.social explores a probable Persian Garden complex identified on a set of 1941 RAF aerial photographs taken over #Tabriz #Iran. This vast complex had not been previously documented and was built over by urban sprawl in the 1990s.

Michael Fradley@mfradley.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Our monitoring work over #Gaza has shown that destruction of the historic environment by the IDF has continued despite the ceasefire, most notably in the widespread demolition of parts of Gaza City's E suburbs (including W of the Yellow Line) in the first weeks of December 2025.

EAMENA@eamena.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Remote-sensing assessment of Gaza's heritage shows the devastating impact of systematic demolition of #Gaza City's eastern Shejaiya area as recently as December, incl. west of the Yellow Line. This area has the highest density of documented historic structures outside the centre of Gaza City.

A satellite image of the Shejaiya suburb of Gaza City taken on 2 December showing partial damage of the area from earlier in the conflict (Source: Planet).
Michael Fradley@mfradley.bsky.social · 6mo ago

My new paper with @bijanrouhani.bsky.social and @kristen-hopper.bsky.social explores a probable Persian Garden complex identified on a set of 1941 RAF aerial photographs taken over #Tabriz #Iran. This vast complex had not been previously documented and was built over by urban sprawl in the 1990s.

EAMENA@eamena.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📣 📣 Our new paper on the discovery of a 'lost' Persian Garden in #Tabriz #Iran using aerial photographs taken during the Second World War has just been published #OpenAccess in @antiquity.ac.uk. Read it here👇🏻 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social @arcdurham.bsky.social

A 1941 aerial photograph of the Persian Garden site.
Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts@elliemackinroberts.net · 8mo ago

Hey, do you all know that there are people in prison in the UK, arrested for connection to Palestine Action, who have been on hunger strike for 45 days. David Lammy refuses to even engage with MPs to discuss the issue. David Lammy has taken over £30k from pro-Israel lobby groups.

Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers ‘may die without Lammy’s intervention’

Justice secretary criticised for refusing to meet lawyers who say health of their jailed clients is ‘rapidly deteriorating’

theguardian.com

Isis Naucratis@isisnaucratis.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🚨Israel wants to steal the archaeological site of Sebastia: Here’s what you can do about it by @archagainstaparth.bsky.social everydayorientalism.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/i...

Israel wants to steal the archaeological site of Sebastia: Here’s what you can do about it

cover picture: IOF reservist and Ariel U graduate Yair Almakyes posing with riffle-and-booze-clad Zionists in front of ancient remains of a vandalized wall in Sebastia, West Bank (close up from a p…

everydayorientalism.wordpress.com

Jake Godin@godin.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Appears journalists who were allowed into Gaza under IDF supervision were taken to the archeological mound Tell Ali Muntar and shown the massive destruction in Shujaiyah. Video from BBC (h/t @easybakeovensz.bsky.social) shows the schools at around 31.4959,34.4744: www.bbc.com/news/article...

A Planet Labs satellite image showing the mostly-destroyed Shujaiyah neighborhood in eastern Gaza City and the archeological mound Tell Ali Muntar on October 14 2025. A set of schools are visible north of the mound and an inset image shows a screenshot of a BBC video that appears to have been filmed from Tell Ali Muntar looking toward the destroyed schools.
Jake Godin@godin.bsky.social · 10mo ago

After conducting extensive earthworks on top of the archeological mound Tell Ali Muntar, it appears in more recent @planet.com SkySat imagery from October 7 that the IDF has since paved the top of the mound. The visible black area is similar to what we've seen when pavement has been used elsewhere.

Michael Fradley@mfradley.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Our new open access paper on the rapid remote sensing survey of the western Nafud region, building on our early publications on the eastern Nafud and the Neom development zone.

EAMENA@eamena.bsky.social · 9mo ago

We have a new paper out reporting on the remote-sensing survey of c.10k sites in the west Nafud region of north Saudi Arabia and southern Jordan, including the identification of a damaged fortified complex and hinterland features south of Tabuk👉🏻 doi.org/10.3390/heri... @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social