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The Woman Married to Mount Nemrut

July 15, 2018July 25, 2018

In late 1881, the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin received a strange letter from the German Consul of Izmir, mentioning some mysterious statues found …

Africa, Built Heritage, Conservation, Heritage, Public Spaces, Restoration, World Heritage Sites

Athar Lina: Conservation and Adaptive Reuse

May 29, 2017September 21, 2017

There are a series of challenges threatening cultural heritage of Historic Cairo. One of these challenges is the behaviour of the local community towards the …

Capturing Culture, Conservation, Europe, Heritage

Artefact Restoration: The Recreation of an Apollonian Shield

May 26, 2017May 13, 2017

An artefact is literally a fragment of the ancient world. To piece our distant past together, we must conserve and restore these objects to our …

Asia, Conservation, Restoration

Excavating Harappa: An Interview with Wazir Chand Saroe

May 24, 2017September 21, 2017

Harappa is one of the most widely known archaeological sites in the world. Even today, archaeologists and antiquarians continue to unearth new evidence and discover …

Africa, Conservation, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Interviews, Opinion

Heritage and education: The GamoGofa zone in South Ethiopia

May 22, 2017September 21, 2017

The importance of sustaining traditionally and locally embedded cultural heritage, customs and practices is paramount in this era of rapidly escalating modernisation. Taking the case …

Asia, Nature

Role of Local Communities: Preserving Natural Heritage of Keoladeo National Park

May 15, 2017September 7, 2017

This article is written by Sarita Mehra. It was originally published on?www.sahapedia.org?an?open online resource on the arts, cultures and heritage of India. The strategic location …

Blog, Experts, Features

Nechisar: Ethiopia’s Biodiversity hotspot

March 13, 2017September 24, 2017

One of the biodiversity hotspots of the world, Nechisar National Park presents an unmissable natural experience for anyone travelling in southern Ethiopia. Nechisar National Park: …

Asia, Community, Conservation, Explore the Unexplored, Traditions, Travel

Maldharis: The Silvipastoralists of the Banni Grasslands

March 8, 2017September 21, 2017

This article ?was originally published on?www.sahapedia.org,?an?open online resource on the arts, cultures and heritage of India. ?Maldharis are silvipastoralists who live in the Banni grasslands …

Conservation, Heritage, Intangible Heritage, Nature, Student Program

Memory of Time: Craftsmanship in Conservation of Fossils

November 7, 2016November 7, 2016

Many of us are not aware of the hidden treasures mother nature has to offer. In ?some of Byblos’s rural villages life’s evolution witness a …