Stop Press

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

31 December

• The Museum Is Open
  The Huffington Post, United States
  What does open really mean? For that matter what is a museum?

23 December

• Les derniers mausolées de Tombouctou vacillent
  Libération, France
  Le dimanche à Tombouctou est le jour des destructions : soixante-douze heures après le vote d’une résolution à l’ONU permettant d’envisager une intervention militaire dans le nord du pays occupé par des groupes intégristes, ces derniers ont une fois de plus nargué la communauté internationale en annonçant la destruction des derniers mausolées encore épargnés dans la ville aux 333 saints.

19 December

• Top 10 Discoveries of 2012
  Archaeology Magazine, United States
  ARCHAEOLOGY's editors reveal the year's most compelling stories.

13 December

• Thoughts on heritage preservation Much to do
  The Himalayan Times, Nepal
  An international workshop on Traditional Knowledge Systems, Museums and Intangible Natural Heritage held in Hyderabad, India a few months ago has given a fruitful insight on the gravity of the issues that have been raised over the last few years in Nepal.

9 December

• Gladiator general's tomb falls victim to Italy's austerity cuts
  Guardian, United Kingdom
  Marcus Nonius Macrinus's mausoleum near Rome is latest victim of 20% funding cuts for archaeological sites.

8 December

• Archaeologists find Maya ceramics and mural paintings in three underwater caves in Mexico
  Art Daily
  Underwater archaeologists of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH – Conaculta), recently explored three spaces, all abundant with Mayan culture materials: two semidry caves in Campeche and a cenote [A water-filled limestone sink hole] in Yucatan.

6 December

• New Zealand vows to protect cultural heritage during wars
  Global Times, China
  New Zealand cemented its international obligations to protect cultural property from destruction or theft in times of war in a law passed through Parliament on Thursday.

3 December

• Germany's cultural heritage goes digital
  Deutsche Welle, Germany
  Everyone should have access to Germany's cultural heritage. That's the goal of a new multimedia portal, the German Digital Library.

• Concerns grow over Pompeii’s damages
  Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
  Part of the wall of a house in the ancient city of Pompeii collapsed November 30, raising fresh concerns about the state of one of the world’s most treasured archaeological sites. Officials said the wall was part of a 2,000-year-old house on the Vicolo del Modesto, in a section of the site that had already been declared off limits to the public for safety reasons.

• China unearths ruined palace near terracotta army
  The Guardian, United Kingdom
  Excavations near Xi'an reveal vast ancient palace complex a quarter of the size of Beijing's Forbidden City.

1 December

• Underwater Archaeological Discovery Yields Korean Artifacts
  Arirang, Republic of Korea
  Here off the southern coast of Korea near Jindo Island, Korean archaeologists have made a significant find, one that provides a glimpse of Korea's rich cultural history.

• Engraved Stone Dating Back 30,000 Years Found in China
  Sci News, United States
  Chinese archaeologists have discovered a stunning 30,000-year-old engraved stone artifact in a collection of stone tools unearthed at the Paleolithic site of Shuidonggou in 1980.

updated on: 3 January, 2013