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

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