Super exciting to hear about this new late Roman site near Swansea. 🏺

UNESCO Methodologies in action: UNESCO advances disaster preparedness and response for the cultural sector https://ow.ly/4TBQ50XTcYz AIC & FAIC Joseph King

Who Built Engaruka? (ca. 1400-1800): Stone Architecture and Historical Controversies in Eastern Africa www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/who-built-...

As a former staff member of ICCROM for almost 30 years, I am very much saddened by the recent announcement by the United States that it will be withdrawing from the organization.

A statement from Europa Nostra on the withdrawal of the USA from ICCROM. www.europanostra.org/europa-nostr...

And ICCROM which is a partner to IUCN on linkages between culture and nature conservation and like IUCN and ICOMOS, an Advisory Body to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.

The African origins of Cola: Long distance Trade in pre-colonial West Africa (ca. 1000-1900 CE) www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-africa...

Good to wake up to a news headline that has the words #IronAge #WarTrumpet and #Boudicca in it www.theguardian.com/science/2026... PreConstruct Archaeology reveals a complete carnyx plus other martial objects from #Norfolk Wow 😲 We need a lie down @theguardian.com @theduncanmackay.bsky.social

New postcast episodes (Season 10) from Disasters: Deconstructed with @kschmutina.bsky.social and Jason von Meding. Episode 7 is on Japan with an old friend and ICCROM collaborator @wesinjapan.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/d...

Go Behind the Scenes at an Iconic Irish Library as Staff Move 700,000 Historical Treasures Into Storage https://ow.ly/y0Iy50XMYNv Blue Shield Ireland - National Committee Joseph King UNESCO

Guns, Germs, and Steel in Africa: Jared Diamond and the Limits of Geographic Determinism www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/guns-germs...

speaking of john sloan (previous repost), 'sixth ave elevated at west third' is one of my favorite paintings. the sense of motion and timeless nighttime city exuberance. He had a studio on a high floor in the flatiron at sixth and w4, a building I have walked past thousands of times.

How a ‘ghost highway’ destroyed a prosperous Black neighborhood

Have a Merry Christmas, everyone! Yoruba nativity scene, mid-20th century

Great urban design book list @philbixby.bsky.social. Would you add others?

At Rome’s New Stations, Peruse Ancient Relics While Catching a Train www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/w...

'Like first aid for manuscripts': Recovery work begins at Gaza's war-damaged heritage sites https://ow.ly/fi5x50XJlcM Chasing Aphrodite MOLA Joseph King UNESCO

This article is more than a year old, but came to my attention through the Ory’s Sunday Reads Substack. The use of traditional materials for sustainable results is interesting. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Mombasa, Kenya, ca.1910 #archivesxt

These Looted Treasures Are Home. What Now? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/a...

Smithsonian Returns Three Khmer Artifacts Thought Looted to Cambodia www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/a...

I spent many hours on Air Afrique flights in the late 1990s and early 2000s. I’m sorry I won’t be able to get to New York to see this exhibit. The Artists Reviving the Legacy of Air Afrique www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/t...

The historic architecture of Ethiopia and Eritrea: a complete overview www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-histor...

#ClimateHeritage #Vietnam #WorldHeritage 🌏

Bring forth your crafts, customs and traditions: UK to recognise UN cultural heritage list | Unesco | The Guardian share.google/qehUKAPpbTz5...

Nice article @byalexcoffey.bsky.social on Philadelphia basketball. Inside the Big 5 coaching fraternity: From wanting to ‘kill each other’ to being ‘brothers’ www.inquirer.com/sports/big-f...

Medieval cities in the northern Horn of Africa (1200-1600 CE) www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/medieval-c...

People who try to preserve the real history and legacy of a people are hero’s in my book.

A treat to open. You won't get a handwritten thank you note from Amazon! Find an independent publisher(s) aligned to your interests and give them your support this Christmas and after. I'm committing to a new book from an independent publisher each month (poor me!). @longbarrowpress.bsky.social

The most widely used writing system in pre-colonial Africa was the ʿAjamī script www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/theajami-s...

Rock-hewn churches of medieval Ethiopia www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-histor...

Very informative. An interesting thread for anyone interested in the architecture of the region.

Tomorrow's article is about Ethiopian architecture

Matriarchs of the East African coast Power, Property and the changing status of Women in the Swahili world (1300-1900CE) Many coastal societies followed matrilineal principles of descent and inheritance, and nearly all followed a matrilocal residence rule www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/matriarchs...

Medieval cities in the northern Horn of Africa (1200-1600 CE) www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/medieval-c...

H/T: @celtiber.bsky.social

In July, Malawi’s Mount Mulanje Cultural Landscape was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Local leaders and conservationists fear proposed mining projects would threaten the mountain’s natural heritage, and negatively impact tourism and jeopardize gains in sustainable development.

"Traditional medicine suffers not only from institutional and social rejection. It is also a victim of armed conflicts and climate change" - Blaise Kasereke Madura in @mongabay.com. 🌍🌿🏥 #climateheritage

Parliamentary systems and other pluralistic institutions in pre-colonial Africa “The King’s power is controlled by the minor chiefs, who in their parliament, use the greatest plainness of speech in exposing what they consider lax in his government.” www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/parliament...

The Last Columns of Brooklyn Heights www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/r...

State building in pre-colonial Somalia: the Sultanate of Geledi (ca. 1750-1908) www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/state-buil...

Finally, I'm Time's Man Of The ...... Morning. anyways, I wrote something

A history of currencies and monetary systems in the southern half of Africa www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/a-history-...

I am happy to see that volumes IX and X of UNESCO’s General History of Africa have been released. “This groundbreaking body of work, which has transformed how the African continent is understood worldwide, is the fruit of 6 decades of collaborative research…” www.unesco.org/en/general-h...

Ancient cities and the development of urbanism in pre-colonial Africa: the view from Bonduku. www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/ancient-ci...

Lunch time quick read is a new blog @archscot.bsky.social: "This is the first in a series of blog posts where I will take you with me as I follow in the footsteps of Audrey Henshall & other women who pioneered archaeological research into the Neolithic of the west coast of Scotland." bit.ly/3IVkxWb