Stop Press

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

30 November

• Fresh collapse at Pompeii: Wall in House of the Moralist's garden falls down
  ANSA, Italy
  A dry stone wall in the garden of one of Pompeii's best-known houses collapsed on Tuesday, raising fresh concerns about the state of the world heritage site after the cave-in of its Gladiators' School earlier this month.

28 November

• Without libraries, we will lose a mark of our civilisation
  The Observer, United Kingdom
  Catherine Bennett: 250 libraries are earmarked to be closed, yet the government ignores this huge loss to the community.

27 November

• L'archeologo Bouchenaki: Pompei crolla? Lavoriamo per attirare i privati
  Il Sole 24 Ore, Italie
  Il crollo della domus dei gladiatori vi ha sconvolto? Ritenete indegno che nel sito archeologico all'aperto più rappresentativo del Paese che vanta il maggior numero di beni patrimonio dell'umanità accadano episodi simili? Vi scandalizza anche solo l'idea che sciagure analoghe possano ripetersi? E allora sentite qui: «Già un anno fa Pompei rischiò di essere estromessa dalla lista dei beni patrimonio dell'umanità, perché dopo 12 anni ancora mancava il piano di gestione dell'area».

21 November

• Archaeological relics slipping out of Jamaica
  Jamaica Observer
  Valuable artefacts, which could help local archaeologists piece together more of Jamaica's past, are disappearing through the island's airports and for now, nothing is being done to stop it. That's the concern being raised by officials of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) and the Archaeological Society of Jamaica.

17 November

• What part of your heritage would you protect?
  BBC, United Kingdom
  French food, Spanish flamenco dancing and chants from the Pacific coast of Colombia have all been added to UNESCO's world heritage list. Should we all be doing more to protect our cultural heritage?

15 November

• British Museum 'welcomes investigation with Chinese over artefacts'
  The Telegraph, United Kingdom
  The British Museum has said it would welcome a joint investigation with Chinese researchers into controversial artefacts that were looted by British and French troops from the Old Summer Palace in Beijing 150 years ago.
• La «Borsa del Turismo Archeologico» di Paestum riparte dai siti Unesco
  Il Sole 24 Ore, Italy
  Quattro giorni per favorire l'incontro tra la domanda internazionale di turismo archeologico e la straordinaria offerta che il territorio italiano, tra innumerevoli contraddizioni, può offrire.

10 November

• Going, Going, Gone....Mayan Music Disappearing Fast
  CNN, United States
  Ancient sacred Mayan music is disappearing fast except for the work of one man, Sam Franco in Antigua, Guatemala. For over 30 years Sam has been obssessed with the goal of finding, recording and preseving this ancient form of worship in Central America.

6 November

• Ancient Pompeii gladiator house collapses
  Reuters
  The 2,000-year-old "House of the Gladiators" in the ruins of ancient Pompeii collapsed on Saturday, sparking fresh debate on whether the Italian government is doing enough to safeguard a world treasure.

4 November

• Document restoration takes patience, artistry
  Boston Globe, United States
  The Robert Frost attendance register did not need to be taken far to undergo a meticulous preservation process.

3 November

• Salvaged Titanic items on show at London exhibition
  BBC, United Kingdom
  An exhibition devoted to artefacts salvaged from the Titanic opens at the O2 in London this week.

updated on: 1 December, 2010