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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.

28 février

• Taksim excavations reveal historic Ottoman structures
  Hürriyet Daily News, Turquie
  Excavations continuing as part of the project to pedestrianize Taksim have revealed two water outlets 80 centimeters in diameter from the late Ottoman period, halting work in the area.

• Spain police seize 'unique' stolen Roman coin minted in the first centuries BC and AD
  Art Daily
  Spanish police have seized a "unique" ancient Roman coin that was stolen in a 600,000 euro ($786,000) haul in Madrid last year, they said Wednesday.

27 février

• Public Works picks American stone for heritage renovation
  Ottawa Citizen, Canada
  The federal government plans to use cheaper American stone to clad an addition to the Sir John A. Macdonald building instead of the original Canadian stone recommended by a foremost heritage expert.

• Geneticists Estimate Publication Date of The Iliad
  Scientific American, Etats-Unis
  Scientists who decode the genetic history of humans by tracking how genes mutate have applied the same technique to one of the Western world's most ancient and celebrated texts to uncover the date it was first written.

26 février

• Desert finds challenge horse taming ideas
  BBC, Royaume-Uni
  Recent archaeological discoveries on the Arabian Peninsula have uncovered evidence of a previously unknown civilisation based in the now arid areas in the middle of the desert.

• Bones Of Cleopatra's Murdered Half-Sister Identified, Archaeologist Says
  The Huffington Post, Etats-Unis
  A Viennese archaeologist lecturing in North Carolina this week claims to have identified the bones of Cleopatra's murdered sister or half-sister. But not everyone is convinced.

• Maize was key in early Andean civilisation, study shows
  BBC, Royaume-Uni
  New evidence strengthens the argument that maize played an important role in ancient Peruvian civilisation 5,000 years ago, a study has said.

• Mexican archaeologists reveal studies made on sacrificial stone found at Templo Mayor
  Art Daily
  Some months ago, a stone where human sacrifices were performed was found as part of the archaeological salvage work that has been made by the Program of Urban Archaeology (PAU) from the Great Temple Museum. Today, thanks to numerous studies, we know that the location where the monolith was discovered was not the place where it had been used 500 years ago. It was removed from its original place back in the pre Hispanic era.

23 février

• Buddhists, Reconstructing Sacred Tibetan Murals, Wield Their Brushes in Nepal
  The New York Times, Etats-Unis
  Dozens of painters sat atop scaffolding that soared toward the roof of an ancient monastery. With a swipe of their brushes, colors appeared that gave life to the Buddha. Gold for the skin. Black for the eyes. Orange for the robes.

• Preserving “our heritage”
  The Hindu, Inde
  The mosque built by Khan-e-Jahan Juna Shah Maqbool Telangani, the Prime Minster of Ferozeshah Tughlaq, was declared a protected monument in the 1920s. A recap of what the mosque has been through.

22 février

• Egypt: one more cultural heritage of Ramses era discovered
  The North Africa Post, Maroc
  Archaeologists in Egypt have made a great discovery. They have discovered the pyramid of one of the most influential person during the era of the pharaohs. According to the minister for antiquities, Mohammed Ibrahim, a pyramid dating back to more than 3,000 years which was built for an advisor to King Ramses II has been discovered in Luxor, one of Egypt’s most ancient cities.

• As One Renaissance Door Closes, Others Open
  The New York Times, Etats-Unis
  One of the most popular attractions of the Vatican Museums, Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, will be closed to the public over the next few weeks, as cardinals gather there to elect the successor of Pope Benedict XVI. But visitors will be able to find some artistic consolation by lingering in the rooms that Raphael painted in the second-floor apartment of the Pontifical palace used by Pope Julius II (and his successors until the mid-16th century), their 30-year restoration now finally complete.

• Heritage being nursed back to health
  China Daily USA, Etats-Unis
  Much-needed repairs are under way to preserve exquisite 600-year-old murals at Drepung Monastery in the Tibet autonomous region.

21 février

• Unesco raising $11m to save Mali’s heritage
  The Art Newspaper, Royaume-Uni
  The Israel Antiquities Authority exposed remains of an installation for extracting liquid which dates to the Byzantine period, within the framework of infrastructure development implemented by the Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality.

• Israel Antiquities Authority: An ancient industrial installation was revealed beneath the asphalt in Yafo
  Art Daily
  The Israel Antiquities Authority exposed remains of an installation for extracting liquid which dates to the Byzantine period, within the framework of infrastructure development implemented by the Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality.

• Warrior's Grave, Unearthed In Russia's Caucasus Mountains, Yields Ancient Treasures
  The Huffington Post, Etats-Unis
  Hidden in a necropolis situated high in the mountains of the Caucasus in Russia, researchers have discovered the grave of a male warrior laid to rest with gold jewelry, iron chain mail and numerous weapons, including a 36-inch (91 centimeters) iron sword set between his legs.

20 février

• High-altitude archaeologists from the University of York to probe prehistoric Himalayas
  Art Daily
  A team of archaeologists from the University of York are to travel to the roof of the world to discover, survey, and record mountain archaeology in the Nepalese Himalayas.

• Eros mosaic found in southern Turkish city
  Hürriyet Daily News, Turquie
  A mosaic featuring an Eros figure fishing on horse has been found in the southern province of Adana’s Yumurtalik district.

• Banksy mural mystery deepens as it heads for sale in Miami
  The Guardian, Royaume-Uni
  The owners of a Miami art house have pledged to press ahead with the controversial auction of a mural by the secretive British street artist Banksy that disappeared from a London wall in mysterious circumstances.

19 février

• Dali Thief Charged With Stealing Surrealist Salvador Dali Painting Only To Return It In The Mail
  The Huffington Post, Etats-Unis
  A Greek man proved inept at the art of thievery by swiping a Salvador Dali painting from a New York City gallery as security cameras rolled and, in a panic, later trying to send it back anonymously, authorities said Tuesday.

• Mali: Experts at UN Forum Adopt Action Plan to Safeguard Mali's Cultural Heritage
  All Africa
  International experts and decision-makers meeting at a United Nations forum in Paris today adopted an action plan to rehabilitate and safeguard Mali's cultural heritage, which has been the target of attacks by Islamic extremists in recent months.

• World's smallest temple discovered in Damagou
  People's Daily Online, Chine
  Wooden tablets aren’t the only priceless treasures to dot this desert oasis. Temple One of the Toop Baruch Mound may be the smallest temple in the world. It was discovered in Damagou Township. As a stop on the famed Silk Road, the little temple has been an astonishing discovery to the world.

18 février

• Picasso’s Masterpieces Made With House Paint
  New York Times, Etats-Unis
  Scientists using a high-energy X-ray instrument say they have solved the long-running debate over what kind of paint Picasso used in his masterpieces

• Mexican archaeologists discover two burials estimated to be over 500 years old
  Art Daily
  In a pharmaceutical company’s premises, located in the municipal district of Miguel Hidalgo of Mexico City, specialists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH-Conaculta) recovered two burials that are over 500 years old, as well as other ceramic remains. Given the possibility that there could be more pre Hispanic element findings in the area, INAH elaborated an archaeological salvage project that will take place in said area.

• Heritage Museum projects country’s living culture
  Pakistan Observer, Pakistan
  Pakistan National Museum of Ethnology, popularly known as Heritage Museum, at Shakarparian nicely projects country’s living culture at the national and international level, as it is not only frequented by Pakistani nationals but also by the foreign delegates and diplomats.

17 février

• High-tech safehouses in Ontario bring new meaning to sustainable archeology
  The Globe and Mail, Canada
  Museums and other archeological repositories have a big problem, and it isn’t the delicacy of artifacts or the difficulty of bringing distant history to life: It’s “losing stuff,” and it happens a lot.

• 'Amazing' bronze age burial site treasures on Dartmoor
  BBC, Royaume-Uni
  Samantha Smith looks at what has been called the most significant historical find ever on Dartmoor - the discovery of an internationally important prehistoric burial site.

• Activists press for nod on heritage act
  The Hindu, Inde
  Heritage lovers have urged the State government to pass the Heritage Act to support heritage conservation in the city.

• Historical quest: Collection preserves Gros Ventre culture
  Great Falls Tribune, Etats-Unis
  “To our Ancestors who made the long difficult journey here from the Beginning. To the Present Tribal Members who have the Responsibility to Survive. To the Future Members of our Tribe; May you have it easier and always Keep the Faith.” So reads the dedication of the A’ani (Gros Ventre) Indian Archive Project, the largest assemblage of history, music, art and language of the Gros Ventre ever attempted.

16 février

• British Museum acquires Trust for African Rock Art collection with support from the Arcadia Fund
  Art Daily
  The British Museum has acquired a digital copy of the Trust for African Rock Art (TARA) photographic archive to ensure that this important collection is preserved and made widely available, thanks to generous support from the Arcadia Fund. The 25,000 digital photographs of rock art sites from across Africa will be catalogued and made accessible through the British Museum’s online collection catalogue, drawing on documentation from TARA staff and archaeological and anthropological research. The Museum will digitise its own African pictorial collection of 19th and 20th century photographs alongside the TARA images to support the integration of this archive.

• Mystery of Henri IV's missing head divides France
  The Guardian, Royaume-Uni
  Richard III may have had an ignominious resting place under a Leicester car park, but spare a thought for Henri IV. First the French monarch was disinterred from the royal sepulchre by revolutionaries and thrown into a mass grave. Then his head was cut off and – allegedly – turned up in the attic of a retired tax inspector.

• Preserving history the Malaysian way
  The Hindu, Inde
  Penang has blazed a trail in creating civic consciousness about heritage conservation

• Security walls to protect ancient Agora in İzmir
  Hürriyet Daily News, Turquie
  İzmir’s ancient Agora will be surrounded by three-meter-high and 810-meter-long city walls for the purpose of protection. The walls will also enable visitors to spend more time in the area. Because it is a first degree archaeological site, the excavation for the project will be at the lowest level.

15 février

• WAPDA inks agreement to conserve cultural heritage in Diamer Basha Dam region
  Pakistan Today, Pakistan
  The Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has inked an agreement with Heidelberg Academy’s Institute for Rock Carvings and Inscriptions along the Karakoram Highway to formulate a cultural heritage management plan for Diamer Basha Dam Project.

14 février

• Collection of Graeco-Roman tombs uncovered in Alexandria
  AL-AHRAM Hebdo, Egypte
  During routine archaeological survey at an area known as the "27 Bridge" in Al-Qabari district, one of Alexandria’s most densely populated slum areas, archaeologists stumbled upon a collection of Graeco-Roman tombs.

• Looted Holocaust-Era Paintings In France Returned To Jewish Families
  The Huffington Post, Etats-Unis
  France is returning seven paintings taken from their Jewish owners during World War II, part of an ongoing effort to give back hundreds of looted artworks that still hang in the Louvre and other museums.

• Archaeologists find large sculpture of Huehuetéotl, God of Fire, atop the Pyramid of the Sun
  Art Daily
  Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH - Conaculta) found, at the peak of Pyramid of the Sun, the biggest Huehueteotl (Old God or God of Fire) sculpture in Teotihuacan, Estado de Mexico; they also found two complete green stone stelae and a fragment of another one, which must have decorated the temple that crowned this construction 1,500 years ago.

• Saving SA's national records
  Financial Mail, Afrique du Sud
  As the state of SA’s archives totters perilously, Wits University historian Andrew MacDonald looks at what went wrong and how the national records can be saved.

• Didcot dig: A glimpse of 9,000 years of village life
  BBC, Royaume-Uni
  When archaeologists began digging the fields in 2010 they knew it was a site of historical interest, but even they were surprised by the wealth of ancient finds their trowels unveiled.

13 février

• Déclaration du Caire: Conserver le patrimoine, un devoir islamique
  AL-AHRAM Hebdo, Égypte
  Lors d’un symposium, personnalités politiques et religieuses sont tombées d’accord sur le fait suivant : le patrimoine égyptien est inviolable, même au nom de l’Islam.

• Swiss Mona Lisa 'is the original'
  The Guardian, Royaume-Uni
  New tests on a painting billed as the original version of the Mona Lisa have produced fresh proof that it is the work of Leonardo, a Swiss-based art foundation has said.

• Library of Congress to unveil National Recording Preservation Plan
  Los Angeles Times, Etats-Unis
  The library on Wednesday is set to release a plan that contains 32 recommendations to enhance preservation and access to millions of recordings in light of deterioration or outright loss.

• Syrian rebels loot artifacts to raise money for fight against Assad
  The Washington Post, Etats-Unis
  To the caches of ammunition and medicines that they lug each day from this border city back into their homeland, Syrian rebels have added new tools to support their fight against President Bashar al- Assad: metal detectors and pickaxes.

• Stone Age Skulls Reveal Violence Directed At Prehistoric Women
  The Huffington Post, Etats-Unis
  Stone Age farmers lived through routine violence, and women weren't spared from its toll, a new study finds.

12 février

• Peru archaeologists find ancient temple in El Paraiso
  BBC, Royaume-Uni
  Archaeologists in Peru say they have discovered a temple at the ancient site of El Paraiso, near the capital, Lima.

• Spain's Prado Museum finds 'unique' painting of French ruler Louis of Orleans
  Art Daily
  Spain's Prado art museum Monday unveiled a newly discovered jewel of French painting in which experts found a rare image of the historic French ruler Louis of Orleans.

11 février

• Long-neglected Moore sculpture to be conserved
  The Art Newspaper, Royaume-Uni
  Britain’s most damaged Henry Moore on public view is finally to be restored. Knife Edge Two Piece, 1965, which is displayed just outside the Houses of Parliament, is also the country’s most prominent work by the sculptor and is often in the background of televised news reports from Westminster.

• Balkans join in cultural heritage preservation
  SETimes.com
  On the recommendation of regional cultural preservation experts, Southeast European countries have agreed to tighten co-operation in protecting and preserving cultural heritage, regardless of political problems dividing certain countries.

10 février

• Bringing Libya’s past into the twenty-first century
  Libya Herald, Libye
  With five UNESCO world heritage sites and numerous archaeological remains, Libya has a rich history and countless artefacts that need to be protected.

• Picasso Paint Mystery Solved: High-Energy X-Rays Reveal Masterpiece Created With House Paint
  The Huffington Post, Etats-Unis
  Scientists and art experts have teamed up to help solve a longstanding debate about Picasso's methods and materials.

8 février

• Matisse painting to be returned to Venezuela museum where it was stolen more than a decade ago
  The Washington Post, Etats-Unis
  A painting by Henri Matisse stolen more than a decade ago from a museum in Venezuela will soon be returned to the country, officials said Friday.

• Work begins on Pompeii's 105 million euro makeover to be completed by 2015
  Art Daily
  Conservation workers at the long-neglected Roman city of Pompeii began a 105-million euro ($142-million) makeover partly funded by the EU on Wednesday, a day after former site managers were put under investigation for corruption.

• Au Louvre-Lens, un tableau de Eugène Delacroix vandalisé par une visiteuse
  The Huffington Post, France
  Une visiteuse du Louvre-Lens a tracé une inscription jeudi 7 février sur le célèbre tableau de Delacroix "La Liberté guidant le peuple", avant d'être interpellée, ont annoncé le Musée du Louvre et le Louvre-Lens dans un communiqué commun.

• UNESCO says millions needed to restore Mali heritage
  Reuters
  African officials and academics will meet in Paris this month to discuss how to repair and safeguard mausoleums and ancient manuscripts in Mali that were destroyed by Islamist rebels, U.N. cultural agency UNESCO said.

7 février

• Sudan Pyramid Discovery Spotlights Ancient Graves, Artifacts
  The Huffington Post, Etats-Unis
  At least 35 small pyramids, along with graves, have been discovered clustered closely together at a site called Sedeinga in Sudan.

• Scientists Reconstruct Face of England’s King Richard III
  Sci-News
  Researchers from the Richard III Society have unveiled the world’s only facial reconstruction of the human remains found at the Greyfriars in Leicester, the United Kingdom, previously confirmed as belonging to Richard III, the King of England from 1483 to 1485.

• Human Jawbone Fossil Found In Serbian Cave May Be More Than Half-Million Years Old
  The Huffington Post, Etats-Unis
  Scientists have unearthed a jawbone from an ancient human ancestor in a cave in Serbia.

6 février

• York Minster discoveries shine light on period between Romans and Vikings
  The Guardian, Royaume-Uni
  The recent excavation of a pair of Viking feet and a tiny silver Anglo-Saxon coin may lack the glamour of the discovery of the last Plantagenet, but it has shone a light on one of the least known periods in the long history of York Minister: the centuries between the fall of Roman empire and the coming of the Vikings, in AD866.

• E.U. Steps In To Save Pompeii, Pledges Millions Toward Restoration Of Ancient Italian City
  The Huffington Post, Etats-Unis
  Following through on its €105 million pledge, the European Union began the laborious effort of restoring the Italian city of Pompeii Wednesday.

• Michelangelo Sculptures Heads To Jail Despite Strong Opposition From Art Historians
  The Huffington Post, Etats-Unis
  An unfinished sculpture by Michelangelo is heading to an unlikely temporary location -- prison.

• World Monuments Fund announces major grant from the U.S. Department of State for work in Ayutthaya, Thailand
  Art Daily
  World Monuments Fund President Bonnie Burnham announced today receipt of a grant of $131,800 from the United States State Department’s Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation and the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok for work at Wat Chaiwatthanaram, a Buddhist temple in the historic city of Ayutthaya, Thailand.

5 février

• 'Virgin and Child With Saint Anne' sees the light at the Getty
  Los Angeles Times, Etats-Unis
  "The Virgin and Child With Saint Anne," a highly prized painting by Leonardo da Vinci in the collection of the Louvre, is having a big year.

• Last-stand Neanderthals queried
  BBC, Royaume-Uni
  We may need to look again at the idea that a late Neanderthal population existed in southern Spain as recently as 35,000 years ago, a study suggests.

• Scotland Yard and Interpol assist search for stolen paintings
  Irish Times, Irlande
  Scotland Yard and Interpol are helping the gardaí in an investigation into the theft of three State-owned paintings that were auctioned in London and Dublin.

4 février

• Luxor Sarcophagus Unearthed: Archeologists Excavate 3,000-Year-Old Tomb In Egypt
  The Huffington Post, Etats-Unis
  A team of Spanish archeologists excavating near the southern Egyptian city of Luxor have stumbled upon a unique wooden sarcophagus believed to belong to a 5-year-old child.

• Richard III dig: Skull image released ahead of DNA results
  BBC, Royaume-Uni
  An image of a skull which it is thought could be that of Richard III has been released ahead of DNA test results.

• Richard III dig: Facial reconstruction shows how king may have looked
  BBC, Royaume-Uni
  A facial reconstruction based on the skull of Richard III has revealed how the English king may have looked.

3 février

• Meet the unlikely group that saved Timbuktu's manuscripts
  Global Post, Etats-Unis
  The saving of Timbuktu’s priceless manuscripts owes everything to the bravery of an unlikely group — librarians.

• As Extremists Invaded, Timbuktu Hid Artifacts of a Golden Age
  The New York Times, Etats-Unis
  When the moment of danger came, Ali Imam Ben Essayouti knew just what to do. The delicate, unbound parchment manuscripts in the 14th-century mosque he leads had already survived hundreds of years in the storied city of Timbuktu. He was not about to allow its latest invaders, Tuareg nationalist rebels and Islamic extremists from across the region, to destroy them now.

2 février

• Tjeby, 4,000-Year-Old Mummy, Gets CT Scan
  The Huffington Post, Etats-Unis
  Using modern technology, a Virginia museum is working to unwrap the story behind one of the earliest surviving Egyptian mummies.

• Roman settlement uncovered by builders in Flintshire
  BBC, Royaume-Uni
  A substantial Roman settlement has been uncovered during work on a major building development in Flintshire. The find at the Croes Atti project near Flint has unearthed a section of Roman road, pottery and evidence of an industrial complex processing lead and silver mined at nearby Halkyn Mountain.

1 février

• Ancient Mound At Poverty Point, La. Built With Surprising Speed, Archaeologists Say
  The Huffington Post, Etats-Unis
  The enormous earthen monument Poverty Point, built on a Mississippi River bayou some 3,200 years ago, is an impressive feat of engineering. Hunter-gatherers moved more than 26.5 million cubic feet (750,000 cubic meters) of dirt to create concentric ridges and several large mounds in what is today northern Louisiana.

• Aztecs Shifted Genetic Landscape Of Mexico, DNA Study Suggests
  The Huffington Post, Etats-Unis
  The Aztecs who conquered the city of Xaltocan in ancient Mexico around 1435 may have fundamentally changed the genetic makeup of the people who lived there, new research suggests.

mise à jour : 04.03.2013