Pripyat
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Recent papers in Pripyat
The archaeology and significance of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone ROBERT MAXWELL (University of Sydney) The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone is an area of some 30-square kilometres surrounding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. This area includes... more
This chapter considers sites like Pripyat, in Chernobyl, as zones of alternative practice, especially in terms of urban exploration. At the same time, it offers a critique of such activities as a form of adventure tourism, contrasting the... more
A biography of an object in the forest.
A l’apparition du goût pour la ruine, c’est l’objet antique qui frappe l’imagination. Les tambours de colonnes effondrées ramènent le spectateur plusieurs siècles en arrière. La beauté frissonnante des cadavres de pierre évoque un âge... more
This chapter considers sites like Pripyat, in Chernobyl, as zones of alternative practice, especially in terms of urban exploration. At the same time, it offers a critique of such activities as a form of adventure tourism, contrasting the... more
Huffington Post interview regarding the archaeology of Chernobyl