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UNESCO Warns Permanent Damage To Afghan Cultural Heritage
Amidst the return of the Taliban, UNESCO has called for the preservation of Afghan cultural heritage sites to save them from permanent damage.
As the Taliban took control once again in Afghanistan, the threat of destruction of cultural…
Ancient Pagan Wood Idol Discovered In Roscommon Bog, Ireland
An ancient wooden idol has been unearthed by archaeologists in Roscommon bog, Ireland.
Called the Gortnacrannagh Idol, the 8-feet wooden idol is considered to be at least 1600 years old and from the Iron age. Researchers consider it to…
After Galleries Complained, Pornhub To Remove Content From Classical Nudes Series
The much-talked-about Classical Nudes series from Pornhub quickly landed in trouble. Complaints from various galleries have prompted the website to remove its content.
The Classical Nudes project by Pornhub is an interactive guide for…
Wildfire Forces Greek Heritage Sites, Including Acropolis, To Close
Heatwave and multiple wildfires have forced Greece to close many of its important heritage sites, including the Acropolis at Athens.
Greece is currently facing its worst heatwave in more than 4 decades. The record temperatures have also…
Dutch Man Faces Charges For Attempted Robbery At German Museum
A Dutch man is facing charges for the 2019 theft of Roman coins from a German museum.
In November 2019, a group of men broke into the Rhineland State Museum, one of the largest archaeological museums in Germany. According to the police…
New rock-cut chambers found at the Zeugma Mosaic Museum
Archaeologists now have found two of the rock-cut chambers in the House of Muses in Zeugma, in Turkey. Zeugma is an ancient Hellenistic and Roman city. It is popular for its intricate mosaics. It has been preserving the mosaics for almost…
National Gallery of Australia returns the artifacts to India bought from a disgraced dealer
The National Gallery of Australia in Canberra has said that it will now return 14 of its works for the Asian art collection. It will return the arts to India. Thirteen of those have been purchased from Art of the Past, a Manhattan gallery.…
TEFAF and British Museum to restore the glass artifacts damaged during the Beirut explosion
After a year of the devastating explosion in Beirut, the British Museum and The European Fine Art Foundation will work on it. They have teamed up to help in restoring the ancient artifacts devastated due to the blast. The museum and the…
Hermitage Museum is about to sell the Monet, Leonardo Paintings as the NFTs
The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg is now minting many masterpieces from its collection as the NFTs. The sale of the NFT version for the works of Vincent Van Gogh, Leonardo da Vinci, Claude Monet will take place at the end of…
UNESCO World Heritage Sites gets added with Great Spa Towns, Centuries-Old Rock Inscriptions
On Sunday, UNESCO unveiled a new addition to the World Heritage list. It includes the historic Paseo del Prado boulevard and the Retiro Part of Madrid. Also, it includes the sites in Saudi Arabia, India, and China.
To qualify as a site…