The Mossi States: pre-Islamic Kingdoms in Burkina Faso ca. 1300-1897 www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-mossi-...

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I added: "4. Recognise that our natural and cultural heritage are inseparable. As one declines, so does the other. However, together they are also part of the solution: hosting and protecting unique ecologies, delivering an evidence base of environmental knowledge stretching back millennia and ...

‘We are trying to preserve the memory of our people’: archaeologists create map tracking damage to Iran heritage sites https://ow.ly/r8YJ50YEJS0 U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield ICCROM Joseph King Antiquities Coalition AIC & FAIC

ARCA’s Annual Interdisciplinary Art Crime Conference, June 19-20: Amelia, Italy https://ow.ly/cxB850YAqFR

The Medieval city of Sijilmasa www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-mediev...

@ollie-randall.bsky.social thank you so much for capturing the joy at the launch of ‘The New Eden: Wildlife in the City and Discovering Our Shared Home’ …now out in the world. A book about how much more nature there is in cities than we realise & recognising it can make cities so much more liveable

I was in the neighborhood and saw that it was lunchtime. So, of course I stopped for a plate of Cacio e Pepe (my favorite Roman lunch) at Roma Sparita in Trastevere. Thanks as always to my friend, Ugo, for such a great meal.

So pleased to see the HERs acknowledged and promoted. Like many things these days, they do an incredible job - and are open to everyone - on a shoestring.

U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield Museums Association Highlights the Statements of Heritage Organizations Regarding CPP During Conflict in Iran https://ow.ly/PttY50YvC46 Chasing Aphrodite Antiquities Coalition AIC & FAIC Joseph King

The Invention and Spread of Writing in Global and African History. www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-invent...

PROCULTHER-NET 2 Final Virtual Conference, deadline to apply is March 20 https://ow.ly/ZVW150Yu0sV U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield Chasing Aphrodite MOLA AIC & FAIC Joseph King

International Day for Monuments and Sites 2026 – Emergency Response for Living Heritage in contexts of Conflicts and Disasters, Apr 18 https://ow.ly/ZteZ50Ys5rV U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield American Association for State and Local History Joseph King

The Medieval city of Sijilmasa and the empires of North Western Africa. (757-1818 CE) Journal of African Cities: chapter 20 www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-mediev...

Russia Destroyed 1,685 Ukrainian Cultural Sites Since 2022, Inflicting $31 Billion in Losses https://ow.ly/Brmr50YqyzS U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield AIC & FAIC Ukrainian heritage fund takes shape as war enters fifth year https://ow.ly/Biu550YqyzW ICCROM Joseph King

The Roman-African borderlands and expeditions south of the Sahara. www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-roman-...

Women are at the forefront of safeguarding cultural heritage and democracy. On 3 March in Brussels, @europanostra.bsky.social & @aliph.foundation hosted a panel discussion and inaugurated our exhibition honouring 8 women protecting heritage. Our full recap 👉 www.europanostra.org/europa-nostr...

As a follow-up, I walked up the hill this afternoon to Sant’Agnese, and there it was; the bust of Christ attributed to Michelangelo. The church is undergoing restoration, and while it was open, I was the only one there.

I have to laugh. I live about 700 meters from this church and I am reading about this potential discovery in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Claims of 'rediscovered' Michelangelos unsettle Renaissance experts www.inquirer.com/news/nation-...

For all my DRM friends. www.gocomics.com/theargyleswe...

Historic preservation isn’t the villain in the debate over housing affordability www.inquirer.com/columnists/h...

It's really fabulous to wake up to 9k followers 😮🥳. Diolch yn Fawr / thank you everyone 🙏 As a thank you - here is my 1994 Toby the Trowel explainer: 'How Sites Get Buried' 🤔 Surely the most common question ever asked of an archaeologist in a trench..🧐🏺 📷 My own, from younger days

Loot - plus ça change. #culturalheritage #decolonisation

Isaiah Zagar, legendary South Philly mosaicist, has died at 86 www.inquirer.com/arts/isaiah-...

The new resource manual on Managing World Heritage has been released. It had been in production for a while, and i want to congratulate Eugene Jo and the World Heritage Leadership Programme for the excellent work. www.iccrom.org/news/new-res...

#climateheritage @icomos.bsky.social @icomos-sdgs.bsky.social

Megalithic Landscapes of Ethiopia from Prehistory to the Modern Era www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/megalithic...

Kids need summer camps. We need kids. Who doesn't want to hang out in Berea!?

Gihan Zaki, a former member of the ICCROM Council, was just appointed as the Minister of Culture of Egypt. She was an important contributor to the work of ICCROM during her time on the Council and I wish her the best going forward in this important new role. english.ahram.org.eg/News/562198....

“Up to 90% of Sub-Saharan Africa’s material cultural legacy is kept outside of the continent.” www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/online-res...

On the Enduring Role of Forts and Fortifications in Pre-Colonial African Military history. www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/on-the-end...

How climate change is burning Kenya’s outdoor workers https://ow.ly/cU9R50Y8z6B Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe Number of people living in extreme heat to double by 2050 if 2C rise occurs, study finds https://ow.ly/WrJP50Y8z6C World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)

History of the Sudano-Sahelian architecture of West Africa www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/a-complete...

Interested to see that the German Archaeological Institute in Cairo has digitised its records and photos of the work it undertook at Kalabsha during UNESCO's Nubian campaign in the 1960s: www.dainst.org/newsroom/nos... I wrote an article about those photos here: intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...

“Colonial writers claimed that the stone ruins of Engaruka were built by an ancient ‘Azanian civilization’ of Hamitic stock, supposedly because the present inhabitants were too “barbarous to have learned it themselves.” www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/who-built-...

Meet the global taskforce working to recover stolen cultural heritage https://ow.ly/wQG950Y7mFE ICCROM Antiquities Coalition MOLA Joseph King AIC & FAIC

On this topic, I often recommend the excellent hybrid, interdisciplinary seminar series from @anthropocenebio.bsky.social to Humanities and Social Science colleagues. tinyurl.com/4u98y3r8 Past seminars are also available online: www.youtube.com/@NatureRecov...

Forgotten Cities of the Swahili Coast: A history of Pemba in the Medieval Indian Ocean World (ca. 600-1822 CE) www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/forgotten-...

Map of the stone towns and cities of the East African coast www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/forgotten-...

Tomorrow's article is about the island of Pemba

President’s Reflections: Blue Shield International in 2025 https://ow.ly/unJO50Y3qwW ICCROM Antiquities Coalition MOLA AIC & FAIC Joseph King

AIC & FAIC Responders in Red Hook https://ow.ly/zEuz50Y3qhC ICCROM Joseph King International Association of Emergency Managers National Emergency Management Association

Opportunity for artists 35 and under living, studying or working in the UK! Only a few more days to submit. Rome Scholarship and exhibition at the ROSL as well as prize money. www.therba.org/rome-scholar...