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Recueil d’articles de presse sur des sujets liés au patrimoine. Les points de vue exprimés dans ces derniers n’engagent évidemment que leurs auteurs.

31 October
- Intangible heritage takes the center stage
The Jakarta Post, Indonesia
Sri Wahyuni: The sky over Surakarta was dark Sunday afternoon as hundreds of national and international delegates from the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) conference paraded along Jl. Slamet Riyadi, the Central Java city's main street.
- DNA legacy of ancient seafarers
BBC News, United Kingdom
Paul Rincon: Scientists have used DNA to re-trace the migrations of a sea-faring civilisation which dominated the Mediterranean thousands of years ago.
- Historic artefacts returned to Kenya
Bedford Today, United Kingdom
Ben Raza: A collection of historic African artefacts were returned to Kenya this week, half a century after they were brought to England.
- Valoran en Yemen daños de inundaciones a patrimonio mundial Shibam
Prensa Latina, Cuba
Sri Wahyuni: Un equipo de ingenieros, arquitectos y arqueólogos de Yemen se dirigió hoy a la ciudad de Shibam, Patrimonio Cultural de la Humanidad, para valorar los daños causados por las recientes inundaciones, que provocaron unos 100 muertos.

30 octobre
- Afghans plan museums to replace moonscapes
The Guardian, United Kingdom
Helena Smith: It has been described as one of the great acts of cultural desecration of modern times, a rampant pillage that threatens to denude a country of much of its fabulous heritage.
- Exceptional' Roman coins hoard
BBC News, United Kingdom
One of the largest deposits of Roman coins ever recorded in Wales, has been declared treasure trove.
- 1000 artworks to see before you die: Rock art
The Guardian, United Kingdom
Jonathan Jones: Painting on stones, either in mountains or deserts, is an art form practised by hunter-gatherers who leave no other permanent monuments.
- 1000 artworks to see before you die: Rock art
The Guardian, United Kingdom
Jonathan Jones: Painting on stones, either in mountains or deserts, is an art form practised by hunter-gatherers who leave no other permanent monuments.

29 octobre
- Spain returns looted Peruvian artifacts
NY Daily News, United States
The government of Spain has returned 45 allegedly contraband pre-Columbian artifacts to Peru during a visit by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, officials said Monday.
- Public opinion wanted over skull
BBC News, United Kingdom
A newly-refurbished art gallery and museum is asking the public what it should do with one of its oldest artefacts - a skull.
- The playful experimentalist
Financial Times, United Kingdom
Jane Ure-Smith: ‘Henri Cartier-Bresson and the Art of Photography’, Art Institute of Chicago.
- No burial for 10,000-year-old bones
Nature News, United States
Rex Dalton: In the latest twist in the tug-of-war between Native Americans and anthropologists, officials at the University of California have decided not to repatriate a pair of well-preserved skeletons that are nearly 10,000 years old.

28 octobre
- El CICOP Colabora Con Uruguay Acerca De La Restauración Del Patrimonio
Colonia, Uruguay
sta mañana tuvo lugar la presentación de la Universidad Internacional del Patrimonio, a través de un acuerdo de colaboración entre el Centro Internacional para la Conservación del Patrimonio (CICOP), con sede en La Laguna, y el Gobierno uruguayo, que estuvo representado por su ministra de Cultura.

27 octobre
- Steps under way to preserve ancient sites
Gulf News, United Arab Emirates
Mariam M. Al Serkal: Sharjah: Authorities are taking extra measures to preserve local heritage sites from the rapid development plans that are currently taking place across the country.
- Art: City carves out position as centre for culture
Financial Times, United Kingdom
Rachel Grant: Not even the oppressive late-summer heat inside the airless marquee could stifle the enthusiasm of Los Angeles civic leaders, art lovers and patrons at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Lacma) last month.
- Living heritage in Kathmandu
Inquirer.net, Philippines
Augusto Villalon: Three independent royal city-states once stood next to each other in Kathmandu Valley.

26 octobre
- Patrimonio cultural: no hay registros de piezas robada
El Comercio, Ecuador
Las organizaciones que deben intervenir en el tráfico ilícito de bienes patrimoniales no tienen una fecha exacta que precise desde cuándo existen los robos ni cuántos objetos han sido saqueados.
- De la importancia de salvar el patrimonio
El Informador, Mexico
El quinto Foro de Investigación y Prácticas de Campo organizado este año por la Escuela de Conservación y Restauración de Occidente (ECRO) y el Museo de Arte de Zapopan (MAZ) en torno al lema “La obra tiene la palabra”

25 octobre
- Floods kill more than 60 in Yemen
BBC News, United Kingdom
Most of the casualties are in the eastern province of Hadhramawt, hit by a tropical storm earlier this week.

24 octobre
- Getty art museum saved from raging wildfire
The Times, United Kingdom
A wildfire burnt 100 acres (40 hectares) of brush and grass near the Getty art museum before it was doused without causing any damage or injuries, fire officials said.
- Heritage finds could delay revamp
BBC News, United Kingdom
A multi-million pound project to regenerate Preston city centre could be delayed by a number of archaeological discoveries on the site.
- Greece unearths Neolithic home, household equipment
Reuters
Renee Maltezou: Archaeologists in northern Greece have unearthed the ruins of a Neolithic house, a rare find that offers valuable information about everyday life 6,000 years ago, the Greek culture ministry said Friday.

23 octobre
- Water firm exposes ancient items
BBC News, United Kingdom
A water company has temporarily halted construction work on a new pipeline in Kent after parts of a lost medieval landscape were exposed.
- Priorité à la restauration des sites patrimoniaux
La Tribune d'Algérie, Algeria
Nacer Haniche: Le secteur de la culture dans la wilaya de Bouira est partagé entre plusieurs missions qui nécessitent des moyens financiers, humains et logistiques colossaux, pour les responsables de la Direction de la culture de wilaya, qui s’efforcent d’abord de faire sortir la région de la léthargie et du vide culturel qui y règnent depuis plusieurs années.

22 octobre
- Sea shanty recordings unearthed
BBC News, United Kingdom
The songs, which were in a collection recorded on wax cylinders by American academic James Madison Carpenter, were restored for a BBC documentary.
- Roman excavation site put on view
BBC News, United Kingdom
The site of an archaeological dig at a Kent Roman fort is to be opened to the public for just one weekend.
- Archaeologists'amazing finds in mission to save rainforest
Evening Leader, United Kingdom
Rob Bellis: As well as being a key industrial heritage site, the old Brymbo steelworks also holds significant geological importance, hosting the fossilised remains of a 300 million year-old rainforest, first discovered in 2004.
- Firefighters are reunited with ancient stone
The Northern Echo, United Kingdom
Jim Entwistle: Firefighters who discovered an ancient stone artefact while on an unusual rescue mission have been reunited with their find after discovering it at a North-East museum.
- New feathered dinosaur discovered
BBC News, United Kingdom
James Morgan: The fossil of a "bizarre" feathered dinosaur from the era before birds evolved has been discovered in China.
- Ancient jewels found in uni desk
BBC News, United Kingdom
Tiny gold studs thought to be almost 4,000 years old which had been unearthed close to Stonehenge have been found in a desk at Cardiff university.
- Firefighters are reunited with ancient stone
The Northern Echo, United Kingdom
Jim Entwistle: Firefighters who discovered an ancient stone artefact while on an unusual rescue mission have been reunited with their find after discovering it at a North-East museum.
- New feathered dinosaur discovered
BBC News, United Kingdom
James Morgan: The fossil of a "bizarre" feathered dinosaur from the era before birds evolved has been discovered in China.
- Lutte contre le trafic illicite des biens culturels
L'Essor, Mali
Le Musée national a entamé lundi un atelier de formation de deux jours à l'intention des agents de douanes, de la gendarmerie et de la police pour lutter efficacement contre le trafic illicite des biens culturels.

21 octobre
- Future of our nation’s heritage is hanging by a thread
The Herald, Scotland, United Kingdom
"It's our bad summers . . . petrol costs have cut numbers . . . there's too much competition." These are some of the excuses to explain the continued fall in visitors at Scotland's rural historic sites.
- Roman columns found on riverbed
ANSA.it, Italy
Nine Ancient Roman columns believed to have originally lined the most important Roman road into the Balkans have been discovered on a riverbed in northern Italy.
- Promotion de l’industrie culturelle africaine
Nouvelle République, Algeria
La promotion de l’industrie culturelle africaine est devenue une question «nécessaire» et «fondamentale» pour les pays africains, a affirmé dimanche à Alger la ministre de la Culture, Mme Khalida Toumi.

20 octobre
- Culture: The world’s largest consolidated museum
Financial Times, United Kingdom
Antonia Carver: Dubai's "lack of culture" is a standard expat complaint, the kind of mantra repeated as often as those clichés about the appalling summer weather and substandard driving.
- Rock records dino 'dance floor'
BBC News, United Kingdom
Scientists have identified an amazing collection of dinosaur footprints on the Arizona-Utah border in the US.
- Ancient Temples Found in Peru
National Geographic, United States
Archaeologists in Peru have discovered two religious temples more than 3,000 years old, the remains of which are still in excellent condition.
- Patrimoine : Création d'un centre d'entraînement en de ICCROM en Algérie.
La Tribune d'Algérie, Algeria
Houari Saaïdia: Le Centre international d'études pour la conservation et la restauration des biens culturels (ICCROM), dont le siège se trouve à Rome, envisage d'ouvrir deux centres d'entraînement en Algérie et en Syrie, en matière de mosaïque ancienne, a annoncé son directeur général, M. Bouchenaki Mounir.
- Mettre en scène le patrimoine culturel immatériel
Témoignages.re, French Southern Territories
Valoriser le « patrimoine culturel immatériel » sans le figer : c’est un des enjeux majeurs de la Maison des Civilisations et de l’Unité réunionnaise, dans son parcours muséal, a souligné Carpanin Marimoutou en introduisant la conférence donnée vendredi soir par Chérif Khaznadar à la Région.
- El III Congreso de Arqueología, por la defensa del patrimonio
El Comercio, Ecuador
Doris Solís, ministra coordinadora de Patrimonio Natural y Cultural, dijo durante la firma del convenio para la digitalización del Archivo Nacional, el pasado miércoles, que es obligación del Estado la gestión cultural y el cuidado del patrimonio, pues “ahora es parte del buen vivir”.
- Rescatan en Cuba obras del Patrimonio Cultural
Prensa Latina, Cuba
Varios documentos del escritor norteamericano Ernest Hemingway son recuperados aquí por el Centro Nacional de Conservación, Restauración y Museología, confirmaron hoy fuentes de esa entidad.

19 octobre
- Disaster net launched
Fiji Daily Post, Fiji
Disaster management in the Pacific region is expected to reach new heights after the launch of a new tool to help link disaster specials and resources through the region.
- Unholy row threatens Holy Sepulchre
BBC News, United Kingdom
Wyre Davies: An unholy row is threatening one of the most sacred places in Christianity - the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
- Prehistoric drug kit is evidence of Stoned Age
The Times, United Kingdom
Jonathan Leake: Stone Age humans could well have deserved the name. Scientists have found the drug paraphernalia used by prehistoric humans to cook up herbal mixtures to get themselves high.

18 octobre
- Museum recreates a typical Roman garden
Wales Online , United Kingdom
For a garden fit for a Roman has been created at the National Roman Legion Museum in Caerleon with staff in period costume adding that final touch of authenticity.
- The treasure trove making waves
BBC News, United Kingdom
Simon Worrall explains why a recent discovery on the seabed of the Indian Ocean will revolutionise our understanding of two ancient civilisations.

17 octobre
- U.S. Government Announces Iraq Cultural Heritage Project
ArtInfo, United States
The U.S. State Department announced today the launch of the Iraq Cultural Heritage Project (ICHP). The project, to be implemented over two years, aims to preserve the ancient history of Iraq with three central areas of activity.
- Rome workers uncover city of dead
CNN, United States
Workers renovating a rugby stadium have uncovered a vast complex of tombs beneath Rome that mimic the houses, blocks and streets of a real city, according to officials, who have unveiled a series of new finds.
- Ercolano, archeologi da tutto il mondo
Il Denaro, Italy
Accompagnati da operatori della 'Idraincoming tour e culture', l'agenzia organizzatrice che punta a un incoming sostenibile, gli archeologi hanno percorso le stradine del centro storico di Pugliano, visitando il Mercato del Vintage famoso nel mondo e scattando foto alle botteghe di abiti colorati.

16 octobre
- Keeping Beirut's patrimonial heritage alive
Daily Star, Lebanon
While the latter aphorism typically bears a progressive and optimistic tone, it certainly cannot be attributed to the systematic declassification and destruction of buildings in Beirut that serve as the sole memento of the city's past architectural glory.

15 octobre
- Govt to incubate heritage areas
Economic Times, India
Gireesh Chandra Prasad: The construction of hotels, transport networks and other infrastructure around ancient temples, historical monuments and remote villages known for unique products, such as Kota Doria saries or Madhubani paintings, is set to get a boost with the government embarking upon a major development programme.
- Festivals, jobs may go as arts funding slashed
Irish Times, United Kingdom
The National Library of Ireland, the National Archives and the Manuscripts Commission are to be amalgamated, as are the National Gallery of Ireland, the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the Crawford Gallery.
- Earliest confirmed TB case found
BBC News, United Kingdom
The 9,000-year-old remains of a mother and her baby discovered off the coast of Israel provide the earliest concrete evidence of human TB, say researchers.
- Restauration du monument de Casamar
Le Matin.ma, Morocco
Le festival international de la ville de Tarfaya, les nuits musicales de Cap Juby, tenu cette année, sous le thème de "Tarfaya … Mémoire du Sud" a été ouvert, dans sa deuxième édition, vendredi 10 octobre, se caractérise par une forte participation des potentialités de la ville, qui ont procédé à l'élaboration du programme du festival, en partenariat avec la wilaya de Laâyoune Boujdour et l'association synergie Laâyoune.

14 octobre
- Spain returns artefacts to Peru
BBC News, United Kingdom
Spain has returned some 243 priceless artefacts to Peru, more than a decade after they came to light at an exhibition in north-western Spain.
- Largo camino a casa
BBC Mundo, United Kingdom
España devolvió a Perú unas 243 piezas precolombinas más de una década después de que fueran exhibidas en Galicia.
- Trafic d'objets d'art : Une traque exemplaire
L'Essor, Mali
Mariam A. Traoré: Michel Brent et la mission culturelle de Bandiagara ont organisé vendredi dans la salle de projection du Musée national, l'avant-première du film "Les dieux sont à vendre", un documentaire sur le trafic des œuvres d'art entre notre pays et ceux du nord.

13 octobre
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Heritage is more than buildings
The Age, Australia
Carrillo Gantner: Walk among the huge red gums of the Barmah Forest near the ailing Murray River and you have a glimpse of eternity: the majesty and antiquity of the trees, the floating bird calls and the stillness of the air.
- Spain Honors the UNESCO World Heritage Centre
UNESCO
On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the ‘Association of World Heritage Cities of Spain’, celebrated in the city of Avila on 17 September, the World Heritage Centre was awarded Spain’s first ever ‘Patrimonio’ prize for its ‘exemplary efforts in safeguarding the world’s cultural and natural heritage.’
- L’Espagne rend hommage au Centre du patrimoine mondial
UNESCO
A l ’occasion du 15e anniversaire de l’ « Association des villes du patrimoine mondial d’Espagne » célébré à Avila le 17 septembre dernier, le Centre du patrimoine mondial s’est vu décerner le tout premier Prix « Patrimonio » de l’Espagne pour ses « efforts exemplaires en matière de sauvegarde du patrimoine culturel et naturel ».

12 octobre
- Showcase of indigenous culture, heritage
Inquirer.net, Philippines
At the recent soft inauguration of the Indigenous People’s Living Heritage Center on a university campus, college students belonging to indigenous communities and their teachers pulled out all the stops to showcase their rich culture and heritage.
- El patrimonio documental de Jerez
Diario de Jerez, Spain
Dentro del Patrimonio Histórico-Artístico de Jerez se encuentra un ámbito, el del Patrimonio Documental, que es poco conocido porque, quizás dando la razón a lo que muchos creen, solo se sienten más atraídos por él los estudiosos y especialistas.
- La «Iglesia del Hospicio» sufre robo de patrimonio artístico
Infodecom, Bolivia
La «Iglesia del Hospicio» de la ciudad de Cochabamba sufrió el robo de la imagen del Niño Jesús, que se encontraba sostenida en el brazo izquierdo de la Virgen de la Divina Providencia, según la denuncia el sacerdote César Jam Domogala, párroco del templo afectado.

11 octobre
- Can art save the world?
Financial Times, United Kingdom
Jackie Wullschlager: t could be argued that “Frieze week”, the seven days of frenetic activity around London’s premier art fair, now one of the mainstays of the cultural calendar, has never taken place at a less opportune moment.
- A museum of one’s own
Financial Times, United Kingdom
Jackie Wullschlager: In a climate where the richest collectors – Charles Saatchi, Roman Abramovich – are as celebrated as the artists they buy, we tend to forget that in the history of arts patronage, entrepreneurs-turned-connoisseurs are a young development.
- Buildings that belong
Financial Times, United Kingdom
Oliver Lowenstein: When the Japan Art Association awarded its much-coveted Praemium Imperiale prize to Swiss architect Peter Zumthor last month, the judges cited the “spirituality” of his designs for cultural, religious and commercial projects.
- Bauhaus's second home
Financial Times, United Kingdom
David Kaufman : Tel Aviv's citizens like to think of their hometown as a smaller version of New York or Paris - a full-scale Mediterranean metropolis, complete with world-class culture, cuisine and commerce.
- Idaho museum unveils 16,000-year-old tools
The Olympian, United States
John O'Connell: The Idaho State University archaeological team was merely called to the scene to ensure that a planned outhouse at a new state park wouldn't encroach upon an old homestead.
- Patrimoine culturel et développement : Conjuguer les impératifs
El Moudjahid, Algeria
La précision du travail de ces archéologues et la pertinence de leur découverte prennent une dimension d'importance avec l'acuité que prendra, tôt ou tard, le débat sur le tracé du métro d'Alger qui, prévoit justement une station souterraine en ce lieu chargé de mémoire et d'histoire.
- Patrimonio intangible (o inmaterial)
Cambio, Mexico
La exposición fotográfica denominada Kw’inchekua, que permaneció temporalmente en el Museo de Artes e Industrias Populares de Pátzcuaro durante los últimos tres meses y que forma parte del acervo documental que el grupo Kw’aniskuyarhani ha logrado en más de diez años de fructífera labor, resulta sin duda bastante ilustrativa para ejemplificar lo que es el patrimonio intangible o inmaterial de nuestro pueblo purépecha.
- En "La última cena" se sirvió anguila
BBC Mundo, United Kingdom
Especialistas en Historia del Arte han develado por primera vez qué había en el menú de uno de los cuadros más famosos del mundo: "La última cena", de Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519).

10 octobre
- Virtual tour of the Forbidden City unveiled
Digital Arts , United Kingdom
Working together with IBM, the Palace Museum -- better known as Beijing's Forbidden City, the palace and home of China's emperors for 500 years -- launched Beyond Space and Time, a virtual tour that allows the visitor to explore the grounds as one of nine characters.
- World's Oldest Footprints Found in Nevada?
National Geographic, United States
Kimberly Johnson: Scientists believe they have uncovered Earth's oldest known footprints in the mountains of Nevada—a fossil find that suggests animals have been walking around about 30 million years longer than previously thought, according to new research.

9 octobre
- BMW Aids China's Intangible Cultural Heritage
ChinaCSR.com
BMW China and BMW Brilliance Automotive have announced that they are to establish strategic cooperative relations with the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center at the Chinese National Academy of Arts.
- Stonehenge 'older than believed'
BBC News, United Kingdom
New findings at Stonehenge suggest its stones were erected much earlier than thought, challenging the site's conventional history.
- Stonehenge 'was a cremation cemetry, not healing centre'
The Telegraph, United Kingdom
Louise Gray: Stonehenge was used as a cremation cemetry throughout its history, according to new evidence that divides archaeologists over whether England's most famous ancient monument was about celebrating life or death.
- Great Halls and historic houses
The Telegraph, United Kingdom
Medieval Markenfield Hall in North Yorkshire, untouched for centuries, has been given a new lease of life - and its restoration has not gone unrewarded.
- National Trust for Historic Preservation launches Heritage Travel
NTHP News, United States
"With this new venture, the National Trust for Historic Preservation builds upon the strength of our nearly 40 years of experience with heritage tourism, Historic Hotels of America and our National Trust Tours program, along with our 29 National Trust Historic Sites, to provide a comprehensive web-based planning resource," said Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

8 octobre
- Maurizio Fiorilli: scourge of the tomb raiders
New Scientist, United Kingdom
Bad news for the art thieves who for years have been selling Italy's ancient treasures to foreign museums: 'Il Bulldog' is on your case. Alastair Smart meets the resolute attorney demanding their return.
- Vigan: Preserving the cultural heritage
Inquirer.net, Philippines
Izah Morales: Despite the wars that have taken place, Vigan has maintained the European atmosphere through the architectural built of the houses and churches.
- Secrets of Van Gogh's night works
BBC News, United Kingdom
An exhibition that shows the techniques Vincent van Gogh used to paint his famous nocturnal scenes has opened at New York's Museum of Modern Art.

7 octobre
- Applications pour in to join UN’s intangible cultural heritage list
UN News
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) confirmed today from its Paris headquarters that a committee will consider 112 applications from 37 States for the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, part of the broader Convention on the same issue.
- Italy Defends Treasures (and Laws) With a Show
NY Times, United States
An exhibition celebrating a century-old piece of legislation may not seem an obvious crowd pleaser. But for the curators, it’s a way of arguing that Italy’s art treasures would be vastly diminished were it not for its strict — some assert, draconian — cultural-heritage laws.
- Reviving a lost heritage
Malaysia Star
ARTISANS d’Angkor is an arts-and-crafts Cambodian company dedicated to preserving and reviving the country’s traditional savoir-faire.
- Heritage sites may be history without protection
The Canberra Times, Australia
Climate change will destroy thousands of Australia's archaeological and cultural heritage sites, but there is no national plan to deal with the threat, experts say.
- $10 million spent for PVihear heritage site
Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia
Chun Sophal: Cambodia spent nearly US$10 million on an emergency budget to get Preah Vihear temple listed this year as a Unesco World Heritage site, a government official told the Post on Monday.
- Heritage homes
The Hindu, India
Publication: Historic residences of Chennai by A. Srivathsan. A city’s architectural history is often narrated through its monuments. Structures of everyday life neither serve as a datum to describe the history nor do they find it easy to be recognised as a constituent element of a city’s heritage.
- Des chercheurs sud-africains explorent le Burkina
LeFaso.net, Burkina Faso
Une équipe de chercheurs sud-africains a séjourné au Burkina Faso, la semaine dernière, à la recherche d’éléments sur l’histoire du peuple dogon, la question de la spiritualité au Burkina Faso et sa civilisation d’appartenance.
- Otro patrimonio cultural
El Universo, Ecuador
Plutarco Naranjo: Quito ha celebrado los 30 años de haber sido seleccionada por la Unesco como la primera ciudad merecedora del título Patrimonio Cultural de la Humanidad.
- Aportes de Bélgica al patrimonio
La Nación, Argentina
Alicia de Arteaga: Mucho antes de que la perestroika y la glasnot fueran un hecho, el arte unió a Rusia y a los Estados Unidos en una formidable exposición de intercambio entre las colecciones de Catalina La Grande y las del Met neoyorquino, con el eslogan "el arte derriba fronteras porque habla un idioma universal".

6 octobre
- The rival to the Bible
BBC News, United Kingdom
Roger Bolton: What is probably the oldest known Bible is being digitised, reuniting its scattered parts for the first time since its discovery 160 years ago.
- Uruguayos celebran "Día del Patrimonio"
La Tercera, Chile
Miles de uruguayos hacen este fin de semana una recorrida por edificios, museos, bares y plazas, y participan en recorridas guiadas, entre otras actividades que forman parte del "Día del Patrimonio", un evento organizado por el gobierno para revalorizar el capital histórico y cultural del país.

5 octobre
- Centuries-old antiques stolen from Afghan museum
The Daily Times, Pakistan
KABUL: Antiques dating back 1,300 years have been stolen from a museum in western Afghanistan, officials said Saturday, blaming a “powerful gang” for the theft after a suspect was found dead.
- Journée mondiale du tourisme : Réhabilitation du patrimoine
Algerie-Monde.com
« Nous avons, dira-t-il, intégré un nouveau circuit touristique spirituel pour notre ville car nous avons la chance d’avoir des mausolées, des saints, tels que Sidi Braham El Ghobrini, Sidi Abderrahmane, Sidi Abdelaziz, Sidi Younès, Sidi Yahia, Sidi Boulahrouz, Sidi Chérif, Sidi Ali El Ferki et d’autres sites et monuments relatifs à la civilisation musulmane qui s’ajoutent aux autres sites archéologiques d’anciennes civilisations et aux deux musées. »

4 octobre
- Heritage funding in the dark ages
The Canberra Times, Australia
Rosslyn Beeby: Australia's cultural heritage has been plunged into a crisis of neglect, as federal funds drop to their lowest level in more than 30 years, leading experts say.
- Video boost to heritage site
New Straits Times, Malaysia
It is only going to open its doors to guests next year, but the Terrapuri Heritage Village in Kampung Mongkok is already featured in a video for conserving the state's heritage.

3 octobre
- Roman invasion beach found in Kent
The Independent, United Kingdom
David Keys: Excavations at Richborough in east Kent have uncovered the original beach – now two and a half miles from the sea – where the Roman legions started their conquest of Britain almost 2,000 years ago.
- Le CICIBA à la croisée des chemins
Gabon Eco
Libreville abrite depuis le 1er octobre la 3e session extraordinaire du Conseil d’administration du Centre international des civilisations bantus (CICIBA) ainsi que la 5e session extraordinaire de la conférence des ministres des pays membres.

2 octobre
- India Digital Heritage Project unveiled
Hindu Business Line, India
The Department of Science and Technology and IT major Microsoft Research India on Wednesday unveiled the India Digital Heritage project in order to preserve the culture and arts through different forms of media.

1 octobre
- Tech experts enable virtual walk through heritage sites
Hindu Business Line, India
India’s cultural heritage and monuments are to be presented (in an interactive way) and preserved virtually with the Department of Science and Technology, Academia and Microsoft Research coming together in a new venture.
- Patrimonio vivo, patrimonio muerto
El Tiempo, Colombia
El septiembre que ayer terminó es el mes del patrimonio, ese conjunto de bienes públicos diversos como tradiciones y expresiones culturales, zonas naturales, ecosistemas, centros históricos, barrios y edificaciones con especiales valores urbanos, arquitectónicos o ambientales.

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06.07.2009
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