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Heritage: Four Japanese sites recommended for World Heritage listing
Four groups of historically important areas in Japan were recommended to the Cultural Affairs Agency for registration as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage sites, the agency announced.The Mozu tumulus group, part of the Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun Ancient Tumulus Clusters, in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture [Credit: Asahi Shimbun]The areas are: th…
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Near East: Race to save antiquities in Syria
Workers at Syria s National Museum of Damascus carefully wrap statues and place them in boxes to be transported to a safe place, hoping to save the priceless pieces from theft or destruction.Some of the 700 Iraqi antiquities which have been in the care of Syria authorities are displayed at the National Syrian Museum in Damascus, o…
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UK: Court examines Libyan sculpture at British Museum
A court convened at the British Museum on Monday for the first time to enable a judge to inspect a £2million sculpture looted from Libya.The marble statue is said to have been illegally dug up in Cyrene [Credit: National News]The "unique" four foot marble statue is said to have been illegally dug up in Cyrene, a UNESCO world herit…