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

28 February

• Perú, hallan fósil de un ave prehistórica
  BBC News, United Kingdom
  Un grupo de científicos en Perú encontró el fósil de un ave de más de 10 millones de años de antigüedad en el desierto de Ica, a unos 300 kilómetros al sur de Lima.

27 February

• The transformation of Berlin’s museum
  Financial Times, United Kingdom
  Edwin Heathcote: Berlin used to be a city haunted by its ruins. But since reunification and Berlin’s re-instatement as capital, the ruins have been restored and urban scars are healed.

26 February

• Con aiuti italiani riapre il museo di Bagdad
  Corriere della Sera, Italy
  Le nuove luci accarezzano i giganti di pietra, i Lamassu vecchi di 3 mila anni, che custodivano le porte della città di Khorsabad, esaltano la purezza dei pannelli di avorio e oro di Nimrud, accendono i colori del drago di Marduk, trovato a Babilonia.

25 February

• Iraq-Turkey to cooperate on preserving heritage
  Hürriyet, Turkey
  The Iraqi prime minister said on Tuesday that his country was willing to cooperate with Turkey in the preservation of historical heritage.

• La culture arabo-musulmane mise en exergue
  L'Expression, Algeria
  Cette rencontre vise à orienter l’étudiant vers la préservation du patrimoine.

• La culture ne connaît pas (encore) la crise
  Télérama.fr, France
  5,5 millions de visiteurs à Versailles ; l'exposition "Picasso et les maîtres” ouverte 24h/24, la Folle journée de Nantes qui affiche complet… En cette période de crise, la culture fait office de valeur refuge.

• Le modèle culturel angérien intéresse... la Guadeloupe
  Sud Ouest, France
  Du 9 au 21 février, le Centre de culture européenne a organisé sa 80e session intitulée « La Planète en héritage : enjeux économiques et écologie ; quelle responsabilité de l'Union européenne ? ».

• Borsa Mediterranea premia Principe di Monaco Alberto II
  Caserta News, Italy
  La Borsa Mediterranea del Turismo Archeologico sarà ospite del Principato di Monaco domani, giovedì 26 febbraio 2009, per consegnare il Premio Paestum Archeologia ad Alberto II.

24 February

• China protests over sale of looted bronzes
  Financial Times, United Kingdom
  Peggy Hollinger in Paris and Kathrin Hille in Beijing: The Chinese government called formally on Tuesday for the cancellation of an auction of two Chinese bronzes looted more than a century ago by British and French troops and now part of the collection amassed by the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent.

• Iraq's National Museum reopened
  BBC News, United Kingdom
  Iraq's National Museum has reopened nearly six years after it was looted and vandalised in the aftermath of the 2003 US-led invasion.

23 February

• India's heritage needs urgent attention
  Times of India, India
  Throughout the country good efforts are being made by the central and state governments to preserve and promote our heritage assets.

• Patrimonio Culturale dell’IRAQ. L’Italia interviene sul sito di Ur dei Caldei
  MiBAC, Italy
  E' cominciato il 17 presso il Provincial Reconstruction Team della Regione irachena del Dhi Qar e terminera’ a fine mese il corso sulle tematiche della conservazione dei materiali archeologici in terra cruda del sito di Ur dei Caldei, tenuto dall’Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione ed il Restauro a beneficio dei tecnici dello State Board of Antiquities and Heritage del Ministero iracheno per le Antichita’ ed il Turismo.

22 February

• Comment: Heritage is not what it used to be
  New Scientistl, United States
  John Schofield: As our experience of landscape changes, so do our ideas about what constitutes heritage. While curators and managers once focused on the protection of specific sites and buildings, they now also seek a broader, more holistic understanding of the historic environment.

• Heritage Museum damaged by water
  Al.Com, United States
  Craig Myers: Volunteers, donations needed to help mostly privately funded facility reopen Wednesday, recover.

19 February

• Danton wreck found in deep water
  BBC News, United Kingdom
  Jonathan Amos: A French battleship sunk in 1917 by a German submarine has been discovered in remarkable condition on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea.

16 February

• UNESCO launches Memory of the World online survey
  UNESCO News
  A general survey on the state of awareness of the Memory of the World Programme has been launched in cooperation with InterPARES in Vancouver, Canada. This survey is intended for library, archives and museum specialists as well as anyone with an interest in preserving documentary heritage.

10 February

• Progetto di riqualificazione del sistema museale egiziano
  MiBAC, Italy
  L’Istituto Superiore per la Conservazione ed il Restauro sta conducendo dei programmi di formazione nel campo della museologia, della conservazione e del restauro destinati a 5 musei del Cairo: Museo Egizio, Museo Copto, Museo di Arte Islamica, Museo Nazionale della Civiltà egiziana, Museo di Arte tessile (Egyptian Museum, Coptic Museum, National Museum of Egyptian Civilization- NMECD, Textile Museum).

5 February

• UNESCO insta a proteger patrimonio submarino
  UNESCO News
  La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (UNESCO) llamó la atención sobre la importancia de proteger el patrimonio cultural submarino.

2 February

• Goa police to probe damage to heritage building
  Hindustan Times, India
  The Goa Police have begun a probe against a Britain-based charitable trust, a renowned architect and a senior bureaucrat for damaging the famous 16th century Reis Magos Fort, a protected heritage site, located a few kilometers from the state capital.

• Hôtel Lincoln: Effondrement d'une partie à Casablanca
  Le Mantin, Morocco
  Une partie de l'ancien hôtel «Lincoln», vétuste et altéré, s'est effondrée dimanche matin, à la suite des fortes pluies qui se sont abattues sur Casablanca, sans faire de victimes ni de dégâts matériels, a-t-on constaté sur place.

1 February

• Malay scientists find 'oldest in Southeast Asia' stone tools
  Times of India, India
  Malaysian archaeologists have announced the discovery of stone tools they believe are more than 1.8 million years old and the earliest evidence of human ancestors in Southeast Asia.

• Archéologie : Favoriser le dialogue inter-culturel
  El Moudjahid, Algeria
  Le directeur des grandes infrastructures et équipements  du ministère de la Culture a procédé à l’installation des entreprises chargées  de la réalisation du premier Centre arabe d’archéologie (CAA) dont les travaux  ont été lancés dans la commune de Tipasa, apprend-on hier auprès du directeur  de la culture M. Hocine Ambes .    
  

updated on: 1 April, 2009