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National Trust rejects pressure group's claim that its buildings are ‘under-insured’

The UK charity has responded to a resolution put forward by Restore Trust, calling for its historic properties to be protected against ‘any eventuality’

Italy condemns ‘shameful’ comments from Russia after medieval tower collapse

A Russian foreign ministry spokesperson linked the caving in of Rome’s Torre dei Conti—which led to the death of a worker—to Italy’s support for Ukraine, sparking backlash

Heritage experts call for international task force to plan Palmyra rebuild

Following a recent conference, discussions are underway to rehabilitate the ancient Syrian city, including its museum and artefacts

Netherlands will return stolen ancient statue—featured at Tefaf art fair in 2022—to Egypt

The 3,500-year-old stone head was found to have been “stolen and illegally exported from Egypt” after a rare tipoff from a member of the public

‘Proof that life goes on’: meet some of the people working to rescue—and re-energise—Ukrainian culture

As Russian attacks continue, art is being made, commissioned—and saved—by citizens and organisations

View from the top: Pompeii’s rich and powerful added grand towers to their homes, study suggests

A team has used 3D reconstructions of lost buildings to gain insight on the richness of life above ground in the ancient city

‘Hope within the ruins’: Gaza's culture workers on rebuilding after the ceasefire

As the truce between Israel and Hamas takes hold, Gazans begin to focus on reconstructing their homes and heritage

Ancient Andean hunting traps in Chile revealed by satellite imagery

The discovery indicates that the hunter-gatherer lifestyle persisted in the highlands for thousands of years longer than was previously thought

Discovery of 11,000-year-old carved face in Turkey offers new insight into early human expression

A pillar featuring detailed facial features was unearthed in Karahan Tepe near the Syrian border

Limestone relief disappears from Egypt’s Saqqara necropolis

The work, taken from the tomb of a vizier called Khentika, features a motif that is extremely rare in Ancient Egyptian art

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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