Conservation & Preservation
Iraqarchive
How the proximity of US servicemen to Iraq's city of Ur has caused alarm among archaeologists
As US troopers praise the Lord, reports of damage in Iraq remain unconfirmed
Unescoarchive
Number of sites protected by Unesco has increased, and campaign to raise money to protect them is launched
The safeguarding of these places of global, cultural importance will increase
Iraqarchive
Ancient city inside Iraqi airbase, Ur of the Chaldees, narrowly avoids annihilation by US forces
Attack on ziggurat stopped by unknown American officer
Antiquities & Archaeologyarchive
Excavating a new temple of Solomon despite the war
Dig continues at Ain Dara to uncover a temple almost identical to that described in the Bible
Historic housesarchive
Famous Art Nouveau villa to be reinstated through bold effort by Saxon town
Collectors and dealers hold back to let Chemnitz buy back part of its history
Uffizi galleriesarchive
High-tech advances at the Uffizi to transform air conditioning, conservation, and data maintenance
Progress on the “Uffizi advanced technology project” in Florence is going well.
Contemporary artarchive
Collectors beware: modern art is destroying itself
Only a severely controlled environment will preserve many works of twentieth-century art
Antiquities & Archaeologyarchive
Twice as much space for classical antiquities
Is a Roman bronze archaeology or art?