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A Sharjah site which sheds light on the first humans to leave Africa has been listed by Unesco

A global collaboration led by Sharjah has established the Faya Palaeolandscape as a cornerstone in the study of early human migration across the Arabian Peninsula

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Comment | Cuts to UK church budgets are hastening a heritage timebomb—and placing sites of refuge at risk

Recent changes to the grant regime for listed places of worship are a UK heritage crisis in the making

The ancient city of Carthage is under attack again—and this time the enemy is climate change

Environmental damage is increasingly visible at the ruins of the former trading hub, located in modern-day Tunisia

Outrage over heritage listing of temple in Mexico tied to sex-abuse scandal

La Luz del Mundo’s flagship church in Guadalajara is a unique structure, but should architectural value (and politics) override ethical concerns?

Near Naples, an ancient town is turned contemporary art hub for roving exhibition Panorama

The fifth edition of Panorama, held this month in Pozzuoli, was organised by a consortium of Italy's leading commercial galleries and featured artists from Simone Fattal to William Kentridge

How one Swiss museum helped to evacuate thousands of Gaza artefacts ahead of an Israeli strike

Despite the Geneva Museum of Art and History’s efforts, an expert says 30% of artefacts were left behind and destroyed in the attack on Gaza’s main archaeological storage facility

The story of Stonehenge’s construction just became clearer—thanks to a cow’s tooth

New research of a molar supports the theory that cows or oxen could have moved the enormous stones from Wales to Salisbury Plain

Tens of thousands sign petition to stop loan of ‘extremely fragile’ Bayeux Tapestry to UK

The appeal references alleged warnings from textile restorers that a move could risk damaging the 1,000-year-old work’s embroidered linen fabric

Analysis of ancient string writing device upends understanding of Inca hierarchy

A study of human hair woven into a 500-year-old khipu concluded that its creator had eaten a diet associated with low-ranking individuals

‘Pornographic’ mermaid statue must be removed, Danish government confirms

The statue, which has faced considerable criticism in recent weeks, will not remain in Copenhagen, according to The Agency for Culture and Palaces

Survivors resettled in Pompeii after volcanic eruption, archaeologists reveal

Researchers have found evidence of former residents and newcomers making a life among the ruins of the ancient Roman city in the years following 79AD

Discoveries at site of Isaac Newton’s mother’s home shed new light on world he grew up in

A dig led by the National Trust and York Archaeology—on land very near to where the scientist was born—has uncovered a collection of domestic objects

What could the end of US sanctions mean for Syria’s heritage sector?

The World Monuments Fund is now exploring ways to re-engage in the country, after cultural institutions spent years starved of resources and international support

Revealed: how a secret rescue operation helped preserve Syria's heritage

Across the last decade, thousands of archaeological artefacts have been smuggled to safety by NGOs

Sotheby’s returns ancient Buddhist gem collection to India after legal pressure

After the Indian culture ministry intervened to halt a sale of the Piprahwa gems, Sotheby’s has sold the trove to a Mumbai conglomerate

Rock on! Prehistoric art dominates Unesco's 26 new World Heritage Sites

A third of the newcomers have roots in prehistory, including mysterious megaliths in France and a region in Australia that is home to some of the world’s oldest petroglyphs

4,000-year-old Ancient Egyptian handprint discovered by Cambridge museum

Researchers at the Fitzwilliam Museum, UK, found the marking on an artefact due to go on display in an exhibition this autumn

Trump pulls US out of ‘woke’ Unesco

The State Department says that Unesco membership does not square with its “America-first” outlook

700 Years of Tenochtitlan (again): Mexico honours its pre-Hispanic capital

The Mexica city’s founding is celebrated with new commemorations, reinforcing a nationalist focus on Indigenous identity

The mysteries of Roman inscriptions are being solved with a new AI tool

Aeneas, named after a hero from Greek and Roman mythology, can calculate when inscriptions were carved and predict lost text

Football stadium disrupts plans for Tasmanian truth-and-reconciliation art park

The development, which was due to address the genocide waged against Aboriginal Tasmanians by British colonists, has lost out to government-backed sports venue

Artists travel back in time with work created from ancient wood discovered at site of lost London river

Jane and Louise Wilson’s work will go on show at site of Roman temple in the heart of London

4,000-year-old ancient city discovered in Peru

Peñico opened to the public earlier this week, following eight years of research led by the archaeologist Ruth Shady

National Trust à la française? French culture minister considers plans for new heritage body based on UK model

Centre des Monuments Nationaux has also signed agreements with the National Trust, the National Trust for Scotland and English Heritage

Mysterious megalithic sites in Carnac, France may be among the oldest in Europe, archaeologists discover

A section of the ancient complex, the age of which has long been debated, has been found to date back to between 4600 and 4300 BC

Ancient art on wheels: how Mumbai's leading museum is sending miniature exhibitions by bus into the Indian countryside

CSMVS's mobile museum venture, created in collaboration with an exhibition it curated with the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Berlin State Museums and the British Museum, examines the underlying connections between ancient civilisations

UK Heritage Department feared ‘mass restitutions’ when Stone of Scone was returned to Scotland

Civil servants felt frustrated after Prime Minister John Major returned the 13th-century artefact 30 years ago, newly released papers reveal

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As North America’s oldest company faces bankruptcy, the sale of its collection raises fears among Indigenous communities

Little is known about the vast collection of art and artefacts the Hudson’s Bay Company amassed from its founding in 1670, but experts believe it includes many important pieces of Canada’s First Nations and colonial heritage

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Penis envy? 35-foot appendage at UK heritage site was almost covered up

UK government official said that trees should be planted on Cerne Abbas Giant's sizeable member

English Heritage chief steps down after a turbulent 18 months in post

Nick Merriman oversaw a controversial restructure of the UK historic site charity