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Unesco World Heritage

While Russia Attacks Cultural Sites in Ukraine, the UN’s World Heritage Meeting is Still Scheduled in Russia

While the Russian military continues to bombard Ukrainian culture sites, paradoxically, the Russian city of Kazan, Russia is preparing to hold the World Heritage Committee session scheduled for June 19-30, 2022.
By Laura Kirkpatrick
Mound B from Atop Mound A (Great Temple Mound), Etowah Mounds, Near Cartersville, Georgiaca. 1250 CEThis black and white photograph by Tom Pattonshows one of many large Mississippian period mound centers that dotted the landscape of eastern North America before European contact.

Exhibition Reveals Stories of America’s Very Own Ancient Earthworks

Americans need not look too far to find evidence of their country's own early history.
By Alanna Martinez
Venus of Hohle Fels.

UNESCO Adds Caves With World’s Oldest Known Art to Heritage List

The art of Swabian Jura's caves has helped shift scientists' previous understandings of prehistoric culture.
By Alanna Martinez
Mexico, Anahuac, Teotihuacan, Moon Pyramid.

New Discoveries From Ancient City of Teotihuacan to Be Shown in US Exhibition

By Alanna Martinez
Revellers watch the sunrise as they celebrate the pagan festival of Summer Solstice at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, southern England on June 21, 2015. The festival, which dates back thousands of years, celebrates the longest day of the year when the sun is at its maximum elevation. Modern druids and people gather at the landmark Stonehenge every year to see the sun rise on the first morning of summer.

The Scientific Discovery That Explains Stonehenge and the Summer Solstice

By Alanna Martinez
Aerial view of the Spider (46 meters long) at Nazca Lines, some 435 km south of Lima, Peru on December 11, 2014. Geoglyphs can be seen only from atop the surrounding foothills or from aircrafts. The purpose of the Nazca lines remains unclear, according some scientists the Nazca people created them to be seen by their gods in the sky. The area of the Nazca Lines cover nearly 500 km2.

Satellite Images May Have Solved the Mystery of Peru’s Nazca Lines

By Alanna Martinez
The ancient neolithic monument of Stonehenge near Amesbury is viewed from a hot air balloon on September 7, 2016 in Wiltshire, England. To mark the 30th anniversary of Stonehenge becoming a World Heritage Site, English Heritage has launched a competition offering members of the public the chance of a hot balloon ride which allows the chance to see a unique view of Stonehenge within in a wider prehistoric landscape but also the see the recent changes to its setting in recent years including the removal of the A344 and the old car park.

Is a Proposed Tunnel Under Stonehenge a Threat to Humanity’s History?

By Alanna Martinez
The Bronx Museum of the Arts.

The Bronx Lures Artists, Art World Responds to the Presidential Debate

By Alanna Martinez
Papal Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Umbria, Italy.

Italian UNESCO Site Safe After Earthquake, Peter Doig Wins Authentication Case

By Alanna Martinez
Zaha Hadid.

Islamist Extremist Pleads Guilty to War Crimes for Mosque Destruction … And More

By Guelda Voien
Women holding mirrors participate in a photo shoot by artist Spencer Tunick in his latest large-scale art installation: Everything She Says Means Everything," across from site of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland July 17, 2016 where naked women will stand facing the Quicken Loans Arena holding large, round mirrors. / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION - NO CLOSE UP SHOTS TO BE REPRODUCED OF INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE INSTALLATION

Artist Stages Nude Protest Outside Republican Convention, 3 NY Museums Offer Buyouts

By Alanna Martinez
9/11 Memorial Museum.

9/11 Museum Prepares First Art Show, UNESCO Adds Libyan Sites to Danger List

By Alanna Martinez
The Statue of Liberty is seen through fog prior to the start of the 125th Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty ceremony on Liberty Island on September 22, 2011 in New York City. The 125th Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty is to be celebrated on October 28th, 2011.

Climate Change Is Threatening These Historic Sites, MoMA Staffers to Dance for Public

By Alanna Martinez
The palaces of Saddam Hussein will soon be opened for public as a public art museum.

Saddam Hussein’s Basra Palace to Become Art Museum

By Alanna Martinez
Independence Hall, Philadelphia, a World Heritage Site since 1979 (Photo: Bruce Emmerling)

UNESCO Crowns Philadelphia the US’ First World Heritage City

By Abigail Rowe
CyArk uses light to scan and recreate the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium (Waikiki Natatorium, Flickr)

Nonprofit Makes 3-D Digital Archives of Endangered Heritage Sites

By Abigail Rowe
The Arch of Triumph in Palmyra.

ISIS Destroys Palmyra Arch, Cuban Artist El Sexto Jailed for Mocking Fidel, and More

By Guelda Voien
The Funerary Temple at Palmyra in Syria. (Photo: Joe & Clair Carnegie/Libyan Soup, via Getty Images)

Can 3-D Imaging Save Ancient Art from ISIS?

By Alanna Martinez
Nepali soldiers work to remove an stone lion from the rubble of a temple in Durbar Square in Patan, Nepal on May 2, 2015. (Photo: Taylor Weidman/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Scientists Know Why the Nepal Earthquake Was So Devastating to Cultural Sites

By Alanna Martinez
Bhaktapur Durbar Square in 2015, after the earthquakes in April-May. (Photo: © DirghaMan & GaneshMan Chitrakar Art Foundation, Courtesy The Rubin Museum of Art)

Nepal’s Cultural Sites After the Earthquake: Rubin Museum Shares New Photos

By Alanna Martinez
A sculpture found in Palmyra, now displayed at the city's museum. (Photo: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images)

ISIS-Looted Art Is Finding Its Way Into the British Antiquities Market

By Alanna Martinez
The shrine of Shagaf, known as Abu Behaeddine demolished by ISIS. Photo: Courtesy The Syrian Arab Republic - Ministry of Culture

ISIS Begins Destruction of Ancient Syrian City

By Ryan Steadman
Syrian citizens walking in the ancient city of Palmyra. (AFP Photo: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images)

ISIS Surrounds Ancient Syrian City of Palmyra With Land Mines

By Alanna Martinez
Albert Price.

The Heat Seeker: Blesso Properties’ Albert Price on the Next Big Nabe

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