Stop Press

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

30 November

• A Lost European Culture, Pulled From Obscurity
  New York Times, United States
  John Noble Wilford: Before the glory that was Greece and Rome, even before the first cities of Mesopotamia or temples along the Nile, there lived in the Lower Danube Valley and the Balkan foothills people who were ahead of their time in art, technology and long-distance trade.

• Ancient documents reveal legacy of Timbuktu
  BBC News, United Kingdom
  Timbuktu is a city with mythical status that once served as a centre for scholars, but is now an impoverished town where residents struggle for survival. In an attempt to preserve the rich heritage of the area, thousands of ancient manuscripts which have been unearthed are being restored so they can be put on display.

• The Royal Society puts historic papers online
  BBC News, United Kingdom
  One of the world's oldest scientific institutions is marking the start of its 350th year by putting 60 of its most memorable research papers online.

25 November

• Babylon, Rediscovered
  Finanacial Times, United Kingdom
  Audio slide show: For 1,500 years, starting earlier than 5,000 B.C., there lived in the Lower Danube Valley and the Balkan foothills people who were ahead of their time in art, technology and long-distance trade.

24 November

• Iraq's national museum to showcase its treasures online with aid of Google
  The Guardian, United Kingdom
  Martin Chulov: For six years the plundered treasures of Iraq's national museum have been slowly returning, giving the once grand institution a chance to showcase its ancient wares once again.

2 November

• Photography in the British Library
  BBC News, United Kingdom
  John Falconer, Head of Visual Materials and Curator of Photographs highlights some of the examples and traces the development of the medium from gentlemen's pursuit to mass pastime.

updated on: 19 April, 2010