A welcome decision by Palau authorities.

A new issue of the International Journal of Heritage Studies is dedicated to Anticipating Loss: Rethinking Endangerment in Heritage Futures tandfonline.com/toc/rjhs20/26/1 @Sarah_May1 Unesco Sverige Linnéuniversitetet Linnaeus University

The ruins of the #Roman city of Cuicul (Djémila, Algeria). The city was founded as a veteran colony under the emperor Nerva. It was built in a mountainous area, making the layout quite complicated - but providing a spectacular backdrop to the ruins. #AncientSiteSunday

Chinese tourists will continue to power a global travel boom for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday in January, despite a slowing economy, according to a report published by one of China's largest online travel platforms. #bangkokpost #business bangkokpost.com/business/18306…

As the obligation to protect cultural heritage sites was amply publicized this week thanks to the US president, this piece offers some great photos of the architectural treasures of Afghanistan, a number of which are at serious risk. buff.ly/35yEice

Bird's eye view of 17th century Trincomalee, controlled by the Dutch and who built Fort Frederick, still standing after almost 400 years. #SriLanka

The desert remains of the #Roman quarry at Mons Claudianus (Egypt). The quarry was worked between the C1st & C3rd AD. The workforce was overseen by the #RomanArmy, & (unusually) was made up of skilled civilian craftsmen rather than slaves. #AncientSiteSunday #RomanEgypt

Medieval ceramics, tableware and others items found in a long filled-in cesspit above Courtauld Institute of Art in central London theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/j…

Comprehensive, thoughtful perspective on the current status of Notre Dame, nine months after the tragic fire. Presumably sometime soon, restoration efforts will have to begin, as the structure is still in a precarious condition, an…lnkd.in/gixtjvi lnkd.in/gqfKTsY

Kudos to UNESCO for organizing this workshop in Khiva! Hopefully similar sessions are planned in other tourism centres in Uzbekistan.

Met police and British Museum help Afghans recover looted ancient masterpiece ow.ly/pvG050y8bMl Blue Shield International GCPCH Audrey Azoulay WH Dispatches UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Antiquities Coalition International Council of Museums (ICOM) The Icon Hunter NEMO Office ARCA

Una pequeña selección del Tesoro de Cuerdale (Lancashire). Sus objetos proceden tanto de los reinos vikingos del este de Inglaterra como del rival reino de Wessex de Ælfred el Grande e incluye monedas bizantinas, escandinavas, islámicas, papales y del norte de Italia.

It's good to see these airport displays presenting endangered #culturalheritage. They alert the public about the transnational crime of #antiquities #trafficking.

Illegal metal detecting is such a problem in #archaeology - knowing all the artefacts found on a site, & where they were, is so vital to research - this just makes things so difficult. And must be infuriating for all the good metal detectorists out there! bbc.co.uk/news/uk-516693…

Never-before-seen photos from 1900 reveal a new take on Nubia bit.ly/2vV5arf

After a critical report, authorities in Ohrid insist they are working to keep the city on UNESCO’s World Heritage list – but many locals say business interests continue to prevail over environmental needs. balkaninsight.com/2019/07/18/hun…

Now and then 🏛️ Pompeii ❤️

It is never too late to return archaeological artefacts stolen from sites...

Now you see it, now you don't. #Endangered #Archaeology is sometimes gone before you know it. #bulldozed #pendant in Wadi Tal'ah, Saudi Arabia

Beautiful photos of Samarkand's Registan Square — the first capital of the Timurid Empire.