Local and international experts are filling a government void, and have begun the process of mapping and assessing sites

Under former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who in October was replaced by Claudia Sheinbaum, 14,000 artefacts were returned over a period of eight years

The spa complex was thought to have been owned by a powerful politician

Industrial farming in Brazil and off-road racing in Chile continue to threaten geoglyphs that are so big, they can only be properly appreciated from the air

Researchers investigating the ancient Caral civilisation must contend with dwindling state support, violent land traffickers and robbers

The Casa della Gemma is one of several buildings in the archaeological park in Campania, Italy, that are being made accessible for a limited period each year

Dating to the late Roman period, a stunning, figurative mosaic, found buried under just 50cm of soil and featuring the rare Anatolian leopard, may be the first of its kind in Turkey

The Louvre’s conservation of La Maestà sheds new light on the painter’s techniques and influences

Heritage organisations remain opposed to President Macron's plans to replace chapel windows at the newly reopened cathedral

The Clotilda shipwreck will remain submerged as a monument to the 110 enslaved people it carried—and in tribute to their descendants in Mobile, Alabama

Mandeep Raikhy's touring work, inspired by the prehistoric statue Dancing Girl, considers how the past is wielded in the present

Plans to rebuild the San Antonio de Padua Church and Franciscan Convent in Iquique are in the early stages

Analysis shows that clothing discovered in royal tombs of Vergina in Greece could be linked to the king rather than his father

According to official data, tourist numbers are continuing to rise despite the new policy

The monument, at the site of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania, will ensure nobody forgets one of the “most horrific chapters in American history”, Biden said

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President-Elect Donald Trump were in attendance as President Macron presided over the reopening of the famed Parisian monument

Campaigners argue rebuilding Orchard House will release harmful embedded carbon and are calling on government to promote refurbishment over destruction

The grandchildren of Ras Desta Damtew, an Ethiopian general and noble, are seeking to recover the piece, listed in the online auction catalogue as coming from the estate of an Italian soldier who was present at Desta Damtew’s execution

An in-depth look at the inner workings of the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas

The partnership will allow visitors to see real-life gladiatorial battles at the world's most famous amphitheatre

As gladiators return to the big screen, English Heritage announces plans to show the artefact at Hadrian’s Wall

The introduction of an entrance fee has been proposed at the Rome landmark

Israeli strikes across southern and eastern Lebanon have damaged and threatened several important monuments, while Baalbek remains in peril

Derzhprom, completed in 1928, is an important symbol of Ukrainian national identity

Rachida Dati has framed the potential move as a means of protecting French heritage sites, yet it has been met with opposition from the Catholic church

A study by Leave it in the Ground Initiative (LINGO) research group states that fossil fuel activities within Unesco sites across the world are due to produce 11.9 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide

Satellite imagery and geospatial analysis reveals extent of damage to sites in occupied region

A bone and lock of hair apparently belonging to Piet Hein have been in storage at the Dutch museum for centuries—now there are calls to have them returned to his grave

Afghan minister says that copper extraction by a Chinese company at Mes Aynak, an important archaeological site, will avoid damage to relics

Funds are sought to help experts store, care for, catalogue and undertake new research on the UK charity’s vast array of objects