Stop Press

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

23 July

• Archaeologists discover five Roman shipwrecks untouched since they sank nearly 2,000 years ago
  Daily Mail, United Kingdom
  A team of archaeologists using sonar technology to scan the seabed have discovered a 'graveyard' of five pristine ancient Roman shipwrecks off the small Italian island of Ventotene.
  

20 July

• BID promueve 30 proyectos de desarrollo cultural en 2009
  Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
  El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo ha seleccionado 30 proyectos pequeños de desarrollo cultural para financiar y proveer asistencia técnica en 22 países.

14 July

• Sea may 'swallow' historic sites
  BBC News, United Kingdom
  At least 10,000 sites of historic interest across the country are in danger of being swallowed by the sea, according to experts. As part of a series of films for Reporting Scotland, Alan Grant looks at coastal erosion in Angus.

7 July

• Stolen Beauty: A Greek Urn’s Underworld
  NY Times, United States
  Michael Kimmelman: Italy’s biggest prize in the war against looting antiquities went on view recently at the Villa Giulia in Rome.

6 July

• Historic Bible pages put online
  BBC News, United Kingdom
  About 800 pages of the earliest surviving Christian Bible have been recovered and put on the internet.

• The Pauline Chapel Reopened for Worship. With Two New Features
  Espresso, Italy
  Sandro Magister: It is the pope's private chapel, in the Vatican buildings. Subjected to a complete restoration, it again has the altar turned toward the tabernacle.

2 July

• Italy unveils 14 artifacts returned by Cleveland Museum
  CBC, Canada
  Italy has unveiled 14 artifacts, including a bronze statue of an archer and a pair of Etruscan silver bracelets, returned by the Cleveland Museum of Art after it was discovered they had once been looted.

• La Unesco destacó los avances en la recuperación de Chan Chan
  Perú 21, Peru
  Según informó el INC este organismo mundial nunca consideró la posibilidad de retirar a la ciudadela de barro de la Lista de Patrimonio Mundial. Aseguró que se han tomado medidas correctivas para preservarla.

updated on: 10 August, 2009