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Collecting stories of historical preservation and threats to sites around the world. Tweet stories under #HeritageAlert or email worldheritagealert at gmail.

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United States returns to Cambodia 30 antiquities looted from historic sites reuters.com/article/us-usa-c…
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UK museum agrees to return looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria apnews.com/article/travel-af…
UK museum agrees to return looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

UK museum agrees to return looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

A London museum has agreed to return a collection of Benin Bronzes looted in the late 19th century from what is now Nigeria as cultural institutions throughout Britain come under pressure to repatr...

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Ancient Afghan Buddhist City Threatened By Chinese Copper Mine barrons.com/news/ancient-afg…
Ancient Afghan Buddhist City Threatened By Chinese Copper Mine

Ancient Afghan Buddhist City Threatened By Chinese Copper Mine

An ancient Buddhist city carved out of immense peaks near Kabul is in danger of disappearing forever, swallowed up by a Chinese consortium exploiting one of the world's largest copper deposits.

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British, German deny smuggling antiquities in Iraq court apnews.com/article/middle-ea…
Briton, German deny smuggling antiquities in Iraq court

Briton, German deny smuggling antiquities in Iraq court

BAGHDAD (AP) — A British and a German tourist accused of smuggling ancient shards out of Iraq appeared in a Baghdad court in yellow detainees' uniforms Sunday, telling judges they had not acted with...

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Russian troops looted art museums in Mariupol, city council says washingtonpost.com/world/202…
Russian troops looted art museums in Mariupol, city council says

Russian troops looted art museums in Mariupol, city council says

Russian forces have seized more than 2,000 pieces of artwork from three museums in the besieged port city of Mariupol, Ukrainian officials said.

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Egypt sends former MP to prison for antiquities smuggling washingtonpost.com/world/egy…
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Iran fights to recover stolen antiquities al-monitor.com/originals/202…
Iran fights to recover stolen antiquities

Iran fights to recover stolen antiquities

Decorated glazed bricks almost 3,000 years old are on display at Iran's National Museum after a four-decade search disrupted by war and an international legal battle.Lions and winged cows with human...

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Iraq’s ancient buildings are being destroyed by climate change theguardian.com/world/2022/a…
Iraq’s ancient buildings are being destroyed by climate change

Iraq’s ancient buildings are being destroyed by climate change

Water shortages leading to rising salt concentrations and sandstorms are eroding world’s ancient sites

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Nearly 100 Ukraine Heritage Sites Damaged In Invasion barrons.com/news/nearly-100-…
Nearly 100 Ukraine Heritage Sites Damaged In Invasion

Nearly 100 Ukraine Heritage Sites Damaged In Invasion

Almost 100 cultural and religious sites in Ukraine have sustained damage since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, the United Nation's cultural agency UNESCO said on Wednesday.

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How Israel’s Indiscriminate bombing of Gaza Endangers its Precious Hellenistic and Roman Archeological Heritage juancole.com/2022/03/indiscr…
How Israel’s Indiscriminate bombing of Gaza Endangers its Precious Hellenistic and Roman Archeolo...

How Israel’s Indiscriminate bombing of Gaza Endangers its Precious Hellenistic and Roman Archeolo...

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - The Palestinian Gaza Strip doesn't stay on the world's mind the way some besieged cities …

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Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage Is Desperate for Help foreignpolicy.com/2022/03/25…
Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage Is Desperate for Help

Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage Is Desperate for Help

Russia could destroy Ukrainian history, unless the United States does something about it.

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Fearing Russian shelling, Ukrainians try to shield their heritage reuters.com/world/fearing-ru…
Fearing Russian shelling, Ukrainians try to shield their heritage

Fearing Russian shelling, Ukrainians try to shield their heritage

After Russian forces began attacking Ukrainian cities such as Mariupol, museums and local authorities rushed to protect their heritage, stowing away precious artworks, religious icons, and fortifying...

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At Ukraine's largest art museum, a race to protect heritage apnews.com/article/russia-uk…
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US returns billionaire's plundered artifacts to Jordan washingtonpost.com/world/us-…
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Nigeria's looted Benin bronzes returned, more than a century later reuters.com/world/africa/nig…
Nigeria's looted Benin bronzes returned, more than a century later

Nigeria's looted Benin bronzes returned, more than a century later

Two Benin bronzes were returned on Saturday to a traditional palace in Nigeria, more than a century after they were pillaged by British troops, raising hopes that thousands more artefacts could...

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Hadrian's Wall: Climate change threatens ancient Roman structure f24.my/8N18.T via @FRANCE24
Mexican president irked by French auctions of artifacts washingtonpost.com/world/mex…
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Lebanon returns 337 artifacts of different eras to Iraq

Lebanon returns 337 artifacts of different eras to Iraq

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's Ministry of Culture handed over to Iraq on Sunday 337 ancient artifacts that had been on display in a Lebanese museum for years.

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Italy returns Parthenon fragment to Greece amid UK row over marbles theguardian.com/artanddesign…
Italy returns Parthenon fragment to Greece amid UK row over marbles

Italy returns Parthenon fragment to Greece amid UK row over marbles

Loan deal could renew pressure on Britain to repatriate ancient Parthenon marbles to Athens

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Africa’s heritage is humanity’s – and it’s been overlooked for too long | Sada Mire theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Africa’s heritage is humanity’s – and it’s been overlooked for too long | Sada Mire

Africa’s heritage is humanity’s – and it’s been overlooked for too long | Sada Mire

As an archaeologist, I am hoping to connect the continent’s people to the hidden history of their land, says Sada Mire

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