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A compilation of media articles on heritage topics. Obviously, these all reflect the viewpoints of the authors.

30 April
- Heritage sites face threat of tramping
Prague Post, Czech Republic
Ondřej Bouda: The protected landscape area of Kokořínsko in central Bohemia is one of the major archeological sites in Central Europe. It contains settlements from historical periods starting with the Upper Paleolithic. More recently, a new group has started to inhabit the caves.
- Terracotta army marches on
ITN, United Kingdom
The China's terracotta army has been packed up by a team of specialists for its journey to the US. The statues have already had a sell-out show at London's British Museum, which attracted an impressive 850,000 people.
- 'Plague' killed Roman grave dead
BBC News, United Kingdom
A study into a mass Roman grave excavated in Gloucester appears to show the dead had been killed by smallpox.
- La galerie fait peau neuve
Evene, France
Musée du Louvre : Apollon restauré -
La galerie Apollon a sa propre histoire, qu'il faut découvrir à travers les boiseries, les trompe-l'oeil, les perspectives, les reliefs, les emblèmes, symboles et déesses qui recouvrent toute la pièce. Une rénovation et tout reprend vie.

29 April
- Application du Système d'information géographique dans la gestion des patrimoines culturels
Courrier du Vietnam
L'application de la technologie SIG (Système d'information géographique) dans la préservation des biens culturels et le développement touristique du Vietnam était au coeur d'un séminaire organisé dernièrement à Hôi An, dans la province de Quang Nam (Centre). Son thème : "Gestion du patrimoine culturel international et développement touristique".
- X-rays uncover 'hidden portrait'
BBC News, United Kingdom
A rare portrait, believed to be of Shakespeare's only known patron, has been discovered using X-ray technology.
- The ages of man
The Guardian, United Kingdom
Robin McKie: From the tiny 'Hobbit' to the burly Neanderthals - a variety of other hominids once preceded and coexisted alongside us Homo sapiens.
- Continental rift
The Guardian, United Kingdom
The origins of Homo sapiens have been a source of dispute among scientists for decades.
- Pieces in our evolutionary puzzle
The Guardian, United Kingdom
Chris Stringer: This year we are celebrating the time, 150 years ago, when Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace presented their ideas on evolution to the world.
- Piden al PE que invierta en el patrimonio histórico
La Gaceta Tucumán, Argentina
Los organizadores de las marchas “Tucumán no se vende” celebraron que la provincia sea elegida como sede de la próxima Cumbre del Mercosur y del Congreso Argentino de Cultura, entre otras actividades.

28 April
- Beijing to build first intangible cultural heritage museum
People's Daily Online, China
Beijing's Xuanwu District plans to build the first intangible cultural heritage museum in Beijing——Xuanwu District Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum, government of Beijing Xuanwu District announced on Apr 27, 2008.
- Old buildings 'lack skilled care'
BBC News, United Kingdom
Millions of old buildings in England may be at risk because of a shortage of specialist workers, a report says.
- Ancient blade found at road site
BBC News, United Kingdom
A flint blade thought to date back about 4,000 years has been found near a Bronze Age site which is being covered by a road.
- Preservación del patrimonio urbano
Clarín.com, Argentina
La protección de los conjuntos edilicios de valor histórico y arquitectónico debe obtener un mayor protagonismo en las estrategias urbanas, a fin de preservar y enriquecer un medio afectado por tendencias que llevan a la destrucción de los rasgos que le han dado brillo a la ciudad de Buenos Aires.

27 April
- IRAQ: Recovering a ransacked heritage
Los Angeles Times , United States
For a few precious hours, Iraq's shuttered National Museum threw open its doors to journalists this week to celebrate the return of more than 700 looted antiquities, seized over the years by Syrian customs officials.

26 April
- Struggle to save Iraq's cultural heritage
AlJazeera English (You Tube)
Owen Fay: Hundreds of artifacts, looted in the wake of the US-led invasion of Iraq, have been returned to the country, but many more remain missing, stolen from Iraq's ancient sites.
- Give to arts, be happy: message to super-rich
The Guardian, United Kingdom
Charlotte Higgins: Launching a campaign to encourage Britain's growing numbers of multimillionaires to become as famous for their generosity as their wealth, Mark Jones, director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, said that the campaign should not be seen in terms of a "dour moral imperative", nor was it about chastising the wealthy.
- Laval - Nos patrimoines sous la loupe d'un institut
Patrimonio SOS, Italy
Qu'ont en commun le Canadien de Montréal, les églises et l'immatériel? Oubliez ça... et laissons Laurier Turgeon, directeur de l'Institut du patrimoine culturel (IPAC) de l'université Laval, répondre à cette question existentielle.
- Rutelli, un premio per aver valorizzato la cultura italiana
Patrimonio SOS, Italy
L'Unione Latina - l'organizzazione internazionale nata per valorizzare e diffondere l'eredità culturale e le identità del mondo latino e che riunisce 37 Stati - ha deciso di assegnare il premio «Trofeo Latino» a Francesco Rutelli.
- Encuentran en Alemania colección de piezas mayas
Prensa Libre, Guatemala
Myriam Larra y Coralia Orantes: La colección de más de cien piezas mayas sustraídas hace pocos días de un almacén en Santiago de Compostela, España, fue hallada el jueves último por la Interpol, en el sur de Alemania, cuando contrabandistas las intentaban introducir en ese país.
- Loja decidida a recuperar un patrimonio
El Comercio, Ecuador
El primer convento que los dominicos construyeron en el país se restaura con recursos del Fondo de Salvamento (Fonsal) y la Municipalidad de Loja.

25 April
- Pagne Tissé Manjak Quand rituel, apparat, austérité et flagornerie se brodent
L'Observateur.sn, Senegal
Maria D. Thiam Diédhiou et Fatou Bintou Konté: Considéré en Afrique comme un moyen d’expression culturelle, le pagne est l’apanage de certaines tribus comme les Manjaks. Le fameux «sëru njaago» (pagne tissé manjak) en atteste à travers sa tradition et ses pratiques populaires, qui dépassent même nos frontières.
- INTACH walk raises heritage awareness
Punjab Heritage News, India
Kids take part in ‘Heritage Walk’organised by INTACH in Amritsar. A heritage walk was organised by the local chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) to mark World Heritage Day, which commenced from the historic Jallianwala Bagh and passed through various markets and historically important buildings.
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SCT Plans Islamic Heritage Museum
Arab News, Saudi Arabia
Prince Sultan bin Salman, secretary-general of the Supreme Commission for Tourism (SCT), announced plans to establish an Islamic heritage museum in Makkah and a Qur’an museum in Madinah.

24 April
- Contre le trafic des objets précieux
swissinfo.ch, Switzerland
L'accord italo-suisse est le premier du genre. Conçu pour protéger le patrimoine culturel des deux pays, il s'applique en premier lieu aux objets archéologiques.
- Rencontre des « staffs » avec la presse
Madagascar Tribune
Les directions qui ont été mises en place dans le département sports et culture ont rencontré la presse, hier, dans le but de faire plus de connaissance avec ces derniers mais pour donner également un aperçu de leur tâche respective.
- La postal que envió Ana Frank
BBC Mundo, United Kingdom
Una tarjeta de felicitación de Año Nuevo escrita por la niña judía Ana Frank fue hallada en una tienda de antigüedades.

23 April
- Peinture - La Joconde perd un de ses derniers mystères
TF1, France
De son sourire énigmatique à son hypothétique grossesse sans compter les sources qui ont inspiré Léonard de Vinci, on pensait avoir tout dit sur Mona Lisa. Mady Elias, chercheuse du Centre national de la recherche scientifique, fait pourtant de nouvelles révélations.
- Alexander the Great's "Crown," Shield Discovered?
The National Geographic, United States
Sara Goudarzi: An ancient Greek tomb thought to have held the body of Alexander the Great's father is actually that of Alexander's half brother, researchers say.
- Anne Frank greetings card found
BBC News, United Kingdom
A greetings card signed by the Jewish diarist Anne Frank has been found in an antiques shop near Amsterdam.
- Derecho y patrimonio cultural
Levante, Spain
Vicent Álvarez: El caso del Teatro Romano de Sagunt, con independencia del desenlace final, nos sirve para abordar la relación entre el campo del Derecho, el de las leyes y su aplicación, con la protección de los valores culturales, como son los monumentos históricos.
- Arañas mapuches tejen en Europa
BBC Mundo, United Kingdom
Manuel Toledo: Lalén Kuzé, la Araña Vieja, bajó por un fogón y le enseñó a la primera mujer mapuche el arte del tejido.

22 April
- Oil painting 'originated in East'
BBC News, United Kingdom
Vincent Dowd: Painting with oils was taking place in what is now Afghanistan centuries before such techniques were known to Europeans, researchers say.
- Mois du Patrimoine jusqu'au 18 mai à Safi
Casafree.com, Morocco
A l'occasion du mois du Patrimoine, dont le coup d'envoi a été donné vendredi dernier, la ville de Safi a aménagé plusieurs espaces culturelles pour abriter des activités, notamment artistiques, et d'expositions de produits artisanaux de Safi.
- Burkina Faso: Rapatriement de 262 objets archéologiques volés
AllAfrica.com
Cyr Payim Ouédraogo:
L'ambiance valait son pesant d'or : les différents acteurs qui ont oeuvré pour le retour des 262 objets archéologiques volés, découverts par la Douane de Rouen en France, étaient là lors de la remise officielle de ceux-ci dans la soirée du jeudi 17 avril 2008 au Musée national.

21 April
- Rescatan patrimonio cultural y natural
El Mercurio, Ecuador
El ministerio coordinador de Patrimonio Natural y Cultural, creado por el presidente, Rafael Correa, dentro de su plan de actividades trabajará con entidades y autoridades de la provincia del Cañar, en el rescate de los bienes naturales y patrimoniales del país ubicados en la jurisdicción provincial, anunció Dorís Solís, ministra del ramo, en su visita a Azogues.
- Piden que cementerio indígena sea declarado patrimonio cultural
La Prensa Gráfica, El Salvador
Las autoridades de Bogotá pidieron al gobierno que declare como patrimonio cultural un cementerio indígena descubierto el año pasado cuando se hacían excavaciones para construir una urbanización de casas en el sur de la capital colombiana, informan hoy medios locales.

20 April
- Patrimoine / Un mois et après ?
Jijel.info - Jijel, Algeria
Depuis vendredi dernier est célébré à travers le pays le mois du patrimoine. Un mois qui s'étale entre le 18 avril et le 18 mai. La première date coïncide avec la journée internationale des monuments, et la seconde avec la Journée mondiale des musées.
- Sétif : Premier colloque culturel sur les Beni Yala à Guenzet
El Moudjahid, Algeria
C’est à Guenzet, ce beau pays des Beni Yala, qu’aura été fêtée, cette année, la Journée du savoir marquée à cet effet par l’organisation du premier colloque culturel consacré à cette génération qui a produit tant d’hommes de science, de culture ainsi que des hommes et des femmes profondément animés de cet esprit nationaliste.

19 April
- Kew opens botanical art gallery
BBC News, United Kingdom
London's Kew Gardens has opened the world's first gallery dedicated to botanical art works - some of which have never been seen by the public.

18 April
- Western myths about the Islamic world mirrored at auction
International Herald Tribune
Souren Melikian:
Western politicians who take the longer view sometimes wonder why they get it so wrong with the "Islamic world." They might learn a thing or two by glancing at what happens on the auction scene.
- Checkmate again for Leonardo? Chess book's diagrams are linked to artist
International Herald Tribune
The latest attribution to be proposed involves the design for the illustrations in a chess book from around 1500. The book, "De Ludo Scachorum," or "The Game of Chess," is by Luca Pacioli, a Franciscan friar and Renaissance mathematician who was a friend and collaborator of Leonardo.
- Iraq artifacts returned
The National Geographic video, United States
More than 2000 ill-got pre-Islamic artifacts have been handed over to Iraq's national museum from an area SouthEast of Bagdad, an Iraqi cultural official says.
- Ancient Pharaoh has risen again
The Times, United Kingdom
One of two giant statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, right, that will rise again thanks to 12 archaeologists and hundreds of workers.
- Inca Trail sold out
The Guardian, United Kingdom
Paul Torpey: The Inca Trail has already reached its quota of walkers until September.
- Patrimoine religieux et lieux sacrés
L'express.mu, Mauritius
Le 18 avril 2008 est l’occasion d’explorer la richesse de ce patrimoine – à Maurice nous sommes particulièrement bénis avec nos nombreux sites spirituels de différentes religions – temples, églises, mosquées, cimetières, lacs sacrées et bien d’autres. Leur conservation dans le monde contemporain représente d’importants défis sur lesquels il faut se pencher.
- Celebrarán Día del Patrimonio con Recorrido
El Porvenir, Mexico
Por primera vez en Nuevo León propondrán una actividad para que los interesados puedan conocer poco más del patrimonio religioso en el centro de la ciudad de Monterrey.

17 April
- Le buste de Marc Aurèle récupéré
L'Expression, Algeria
Le Musée national des antiquités d’Alger organise, aujourd’hui, une cérémonie, à l’occasion de la récupération du buste de Marc Aurèle.
- Temple found in Peru
The National Geographic video, United States
Archaeologists believe the new find near Cusco, Peru, predates the Inca Empire.
- Neanderthal voice simulated
Channel 4, United Kingdom
Researchers in the US used reconstructions of Neanderthal vocal tracts, based on skull shape, to mimic the way the extinct humans spoke.
- Darwin's first draft goes online
BBC News, United Kingdom
The first draft of a book which changed the world's attitude to evolution is available for the first time online.
- Transfert de savoirs
Fil des événements, Canada
Yvon Larose: La Chaire UNESCO en patrimoine culturel participera à l’implantation du réseau Économusée en Europe du Nord.

16 April
- Dinosaur skeleton auctioned
BBC News, United Kingdom
The complete skeleton of a Triceratops which roamed the Earth 65 million years ago, is set be auctioned in Paris.
- Vienne se dote d'un site Internet répertoriant son patrimoine
Cyberpresse, Canada
La capitale autrichienne Vienne a ouvert mardi un site internet répertoriant l'ensemble de son patrimoine culturel, architectural et archéologique en dates, photos, dessins ainsi que les données sur quelque 55 000 des 160 000 maisons de la ville.

15 April
- Prochain séminaire sur l`importance du patrimoine
AngolaPress, United Kingdom
La Ligue de Défense du Patrimoine Culturel (LDPC) réalisera samedi, dans la municipalité de Cazenga, un séminaire sous le thème "L`importance du patrimoine culturel pour la jeunesse", visant à sensibiliser les jeunes sur les soins à prendre vis-à-vis des patrimoines.
- Elephant 'had aquatic ancestor'
BBC News, United Kingdom
Helen Briggs: An ancient ancestor of the elephant from 37 million years ago lived in water and had a similar lifestyle to a hippo, a fossil study has suggested.

14 April
- CyberCarpet opens way to Pompeii
BBC News, United Kingdom
Darren Waters: A stroll around the ancient city of Pompeii will be made possible this week thanks to an omni-directional treadmill developed by European researchers.
- Is Goya masterpiece just a colossal mistake?
The Independent, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Nash: The Prado has pulled one of Goya's best-known masterpieces from a new exhibition, citing doubts about its provenance. The move provoked uproar in the art world.
- History brings tourists to Syria
BBC News, United Kingdom
Syria is enjoying a boom in foreign tourism, its government has said, with visitors attracted by its stability as well as the richness of its history.

13 April
- Trust fund could improve heritage protection
South China Morning Post
It is refreshing, for once, to see a top official come out and admit what has been obvious to many people for a long time - that the system for protecting our city's physical heritage is inadequate.
- Une ambition affichée
El Wantan, Algeria
La relance de la dynamique culturelle dans la wilaya de Béjaïa se fixe pour objectif d’inscrire la culture comme un fait présent dans le quotidien des citoyens.
- Mme Khalida Toumi réitère l'engagement de l'Etat
Le Maghreb, Algeria
Préservation du patrimoine national. Mme Khalida Toumi, ministre de la culture a réitéré, vendredi à Ain Defla, l'engagement de l'Etat pour continuer à oeuvrer à la réhabilitation et à la restauration du patrimoine culturel et historique national.
- Cebu colonial church burns down on Fire-Prevention Month
Inquirer.net, Philippines
The International Council for Monuments and Sites (Icomos) sets aside April 18 as International Day for Monuments and Sites, a day when the Icomos national committees put up a global celebration highlighting monuments and sites.

12 April
- Riviera, proyecto Patrimonio Nacional
Ensenada.net, Mexico
El Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes ha iniciado ya la conformación de un expediente del Centro Cultural Riviera que se podría incluir entre los Edificios Históricos Mexicanos Patrimonio Nacional.

11 April
- Moving Out Ahead Of the Demolition Brings Sadness, Joy
Wall Street Journal, United States
Nancy Keates: The process of tearing down a home I've lived in for almost 10 years feels very much like when I had to put a dying family cat to sleep: It was for the best, but it was also heart wrenching.
- News museum opens in Washington
BBC News, United Kingdom
A museum tracing the history of journalism and press freedom has opened its doors for the first time.
- The garage where it all began
BBC News, United Kingdom
Maggie Shiels: Silicon Valley is pitted with sites of pilgrimage for geeks but, for many, the lovingly restored garage at 367 Addison Avenue in Palo Alto is a draw like no other.
- At the Modern, art in a New York minute
International Herald Tribune
Randy Kennedy: There are several reasons you might want to stage an unauthorized group exhibition inside the fifth-floor restrooms at the Museum of Modern Art.

10 April
- Uncertain future for ancient spa
BBC News, United Kingdom
Aylin Bozyap: Allianoi, an ancient site that was discovered just 10 years ago, will be submerged under the waters of Yortanli irrigation dam, which is much needed for the local farmers.
- Ancient serpent shows its leg
BBC News, United Kingdom
Jonathan Amos: A fossil animal locked in Lebanese limestone has been shown to be an extremely precious discovery - a snake with two legs.

9 April
- 'Breakthrough' at Stonehenge dig
BBC News, United Kingdom
Rebecca Morelle: Archaeologists carrying out an excavation at Stonehenge say they have broken through to a layer that may finally explain why the site was built.
- Crumbling stonework mapped in a flash
Northern Eco, United Kingdom
Experts at English Heritage have found an ultra-modern solution to the age-old problem of the erosion of some of the region's most significant heraldic stone carvings.
- More work needed to improve oral history displays
Museums Association, United Kingdom
Annette Day, senior curator of oral history and contemporary collecting at the Museum of London, and a speaker at the MA's oral history event on 28 April, says museums are further ahead with oral history collecting than display…
- Prehistoric spider discovered in amber
The Telegraph, United Kingdom
Sam Wilson: An amateur fossil collector discovered a prehistoric spider trapped in amber while rummaging through a box of stones in his store.
- Easter Island fines ear chipper
BBC News, United Kingdom
A Finnish tourist who chipped an ear off one of Easter Island's world-famous statues has been fined $17,000 (£8,500) and told to stay away for three years.
- El futuro del pasado: Viaje por el patrimonio fabril de Gipuzkoa
Noticias de Gipuzkoa, Spain
El Archivo General de Gipuzkoa ha publicado un libro digital ilustrado sobre 'Arquitectura Industrial en Gipuzkoa', un estudio de las doctoras Amaia Apraiz y Ainara Martínez, que reivindica la calidad estética de las fábricas del territorio.
- El Patrimonio Cultural se debate en cinco días en la U. Andina
El Comercio, Ecuador
Con la presencia de expositores internacionales, de Brasil, Cuba, España, México, Venezuela y Ecuador, el pasado lunes alrededor de 150 personas se dierion cita en el paraninfo de la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar para tratar temas relacionados con la Gestión de Bienes Culturales.
- Multa por mutilar a un moái
BBC Mundo, United Kingdom
Un turista finlandés, que le había quitado una oreja a una de las famosas estatuas de la Isla de Pascua, fue sentenciado a pagar una multa de $17.000.
- "Las termitas se comieron mis ahorros"
BBC Mundo, United Kingdom
Amarnath Tewary: Un comerciante de India perdió los ahorros de su vida después de que termitas infestaron la cajas de seguridad del banco donde se encontraba el dinero y se lo comieron todo.

8 April
- Stonehenge - the Healing Stones
BBC News, United Kingdom
Follow the Stonehenge dig. Timewatch archaeologists are carrying out the first dig for almost half a century inside the stone circle of the world's most famous Neolithic monument.
- Bay could reveal Viking secrets
BBC News, United Kingdom
A bay in the far north of Scotland is to be searched by archaeologists in the hope of uncovering Viking artefacts.
- Solicitan control a patrimonio cultural
El Diario de Otún, Colombia
Angélica Raigoza: Sin acta de aprobación por parte de la Secretaría de Planeación Municipal se encuentra el centro comercial que fue construido contiguo al Monumento de los Fundadores.

7 April
- UNESCO chief regrets destruction of Québéc City heritage landmark
UN News Centre
The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) expressed “deep regret” today over the destruction of Québéc City’s historic drill hall – inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List since 1985 – which burned down on Friday.
- Eskişehir Museum to get a new face
Turkish Daily News
Eskişehir Archaeological Museum, the restoration of which started in 2001 but was halted two years later due to a lack of funds, will be demolished and rebuilt by a sponsor company.
- Burke & Wills artefact unearthed in the Australian outback
ABC Australia
Mike Sexton: An artefact relating to the Burke and Wills expedition has been uncovered in the Australian outback. Its discovery has revived interest in the expedition's only survivor, John King and the group of Aborigines that cared for him.
- Termites feast on trader's money
BBC News, United Kingdom
Amarnath Tewary: A trader in the Indian state of Bihar has lost his life savings after termites infesting his bank's safe deposit boxes ate them up.
- Debe preservarse a través de generaciones el patrimonio cultural
Mundo Hispano, United States
La conservación y restauración de zonas arqueológicas y lugares históricos, como museos, bibliotecas, iglesias, edificios y monumentos, forman parte del acervo cultural de México, que, indudablemente, deben preservarse a través de las generaciones.
- Amber holds arachnid's secrets
BBC News, United Kingdom
Rebecca Morelle: About 40 million years ago, when the Earth looked dramatically different to how it does today, a tiny arachnid was crawling around in the Baltic.
- "Le patrimoine vivant doit être protégé"
Nouvelliste, Canada
Josiane Gagnon: "Considérant sa richesse et son rôle inestimables dans la société québécoise, le patrimoine vivant doit être protégé et mis en valeur par des mesures visant à assurer sa viabilité et sa pérennité."

6 April
- Le patrimoine écrit en débat
Liberté-Algérie, Algeria
L. Ammour: La Maison de la culture de la ville d’Adrar abrite depuis hier jusqu’à mercredi prochain les travaux du 1er séminaire international du manuscrit.
- Appian Way, the queen of Roman roads, is under threat
International Herald Tribune
Elisabetta Povoledo (New York Times): In ancient times the Appian Way, which links Rome to the southern city of Brindisi, was known as the regina viarum, the queen of the roads. But these days its crown appears to be tarnished by chronic traffic congestion, vandalism and, some of its guardians grumble, illegal development.
- Des projets pour redynamiser le secteur de la culture
Nouvelle République, Algeria
La ville de Koléa a été la première halte de la ministre de la Culture ou elle s’est enquise des travaux de réalisation d’une maison de la culture dont les travaux sont retardés pour des raisons de financement des surcoûts des matériaux de construction.

5 April
- José María Magaña Juárez Sign
La Antigua Guatemala Daily Photo
Sometimes just showing a sign can be considered a political act. Today’s photo about one particular architect’s sign falls under the political act category.
- Fire guts historic Quebec armoury
BBC News, United Kingdom
One of the most historic buildings in Canada's Quebec City has collapsed after being swept by a massive fire.
- Garrett steps in to protect ancient Pilbara rock art from mining
The Age, Australia
Sarah Smiles: Environment Minister Peter Garrett has taken a tough stand on protecting Aboriginal rock art threatened by the mining boom in Western Australia by refusing to give the State Government total control of development on the Burrup Peninsula.

4 April
- La montre de Marie-Antoinette en retard de deux siècles
Cyberpresse Canada
Hui Min Neo: La montre de Marie-Antoinette, l'une des plus compliquées jamais sorties de l'atelier d'un horloger, a été entièrement refaite par son concepteur, Breguet, qui l'a présentée vendredi au salon de l'horlogerie de Bâle après trois années et demi de travail à l'aveugle.
- Connaître le patrimoine pour pouvoir le protéger
Nouvelliste, Canada
Qu’est-ce que le patrimoine? Quels en sont les éléments en péril et comment les sauvegarder? La cinquième Grande rencontre citoyenne s’est intéressée à ces questions, hier soir à l’hôtel Delta.
- Lincoln letter sets record price
BBC News, United Kingdom
A letter written by former US President Abraham Lincoln has sold for $3.4m (£1.7m) at auction in New York, setting a record for any American manuscript.

3 April
- Faeces hint at first Americans
BBC News, United Kingdom
Fossilised faeces found in a US cave may help solve the riddle of when and how humans came to the Americas.
- Aztecas, "admirables" contadores
BBC Mundo, United Kingdom
María Elena Navas: Los aztecas tenían su propia forma de aritmética y ésta incluía fracciones de una unidad para medir y registrar tierras, afirma un estudio.

2 April
- Buried treasure: British Museum's secret treasures
The Independent, United Kingdom
Deep inside the British Museum, beyond the mummies and the marble, is a secret stash of prints and etchings – and hardly anyone knows they're there. Michael Glover goes digging for gold.
- Dickens works to go under hammer
BBC News, United Kingdom
The largest auction of Charles Dickens' works for more than three decades is expected to fetch around $2 million at Christies in New York.
- Analizan creadores sobre conservación del patrimonio urbano
Agencia Cubana de Noticias
La conservación del patrimonio construido, el urbanismo en función de la calidad de vida y la formación profesional centraron los debates de la comisión Ciudad, Cultura y Arquitectura, del VII Congreso de la Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC).
- Embajada de los EE UU y la Dirección Nacional de Patrimonio Monumental de la SC
El Nuevo Diario, Dominican Republic
La Embajada de los Estados Unidos de América junto a la Dirección Nacional de Patrimonio Monumental de la Secretaría de Estado de Cultura, auspician la visita del renombrado arquitecto Gustavo Araoz, quien estará en el país para ofrecer la conferencia magistral titulada “Las Políticas Públicas en la Recuperación del Patrimonio Cultural de América”.
- Insectos jurásicos dan la cara
BBC Mundo, United Kingdom
Jonathan Amos: Se asemeja a un truco de magia, al principio no hay nada, y luego aparece: la imagen de un pequeño insecto que no ha sido visto por nada ni nadie en los últimos 100 millones de años.

1 April
- Secret 'dino bugs' revealed
BBC News, United Kingdom
Jonathan Amos: It is like a magic trick - at first there is nothing and then it appears: a tiny insect unseen by any eye for 100 million years.
- L.A. Wants to Whitewash Graffiti Mural
New York Times, United States
It was a graffiti artist's dream come true: 10,000 square feet of concrete and a permit to paint. Not everyone was pleased, however, with the results of the civic-minded effort, which had the city's blessing but has rekindled debates over whether Los Angeles County should condone a practice it pays millions to combat.
- The Lourdes of ancient Britain? Dig aims to reveal Stonehenge's purpose
The Guardian United Kingdom
Maev Kennedy: The first excavation for more than a generation at Stonehenge began yesterday, looking for evidence that the most famous prehistoric monument in the world was the Lourdes of the bronze age, where the sick and troubled sought healing from the supernatural power of bluestones brought from west Wales.
- Necklace is 'oldest in Americas'
BBC News, United Kingdom
Helen Briggs: A necklace found near Lake Titicaca in southern Peru is the oldest known gold object made in the Americas, archaeologists say.
- Maroc - Brésil : Convention de coopération sur l'échange
Casafree.com, Morocco
Les Fondations marocaine "ONA" et brésilienne "Armando Alvares Penteao" (FAAP) ont conclu, lundi à Sao Paulo (Brésil), une convention de coopération portant sur un programme d'actions précises et concrètes dans le domaine de l'échange culturel.
- El collar más antiguo de América
BBC Mundo, United Kingdom
Un equipo de arqueólogos descubrió en Perú un collar de oro que, dice, es el más antiguo que se ha encontrado en las Américas.

updated on:
26 September, 2008
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