The Guardian: Trump’s border wall construction threatens rock art as old as the pyramids: ‘The ancestors are still here’. “The impending construction also threatens to mar or destroy an untold number of these millennia-old rock art murals that stand in the coming wall’s path. The slated construction includes 165 miles (266km) of four-to-six-foot-tall vehicle barriers and patrol roads […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/24/trumps-border-wall-construction-threatens-rock-art-as-old-as-the-pyramids-the-ancestors-are-still-here-the-guardian/#endangeredculturalheritagesites — Public Fediverse posts
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UC Santa Barbara: Thousands of America’s historic landmarks face significant wildfire risk. “Researchers at UC Santa Barbara’s National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) have completed the first national-scale assessment of wildfire risk to American cultural heritage. Of the 100,117 sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, more than half face measurable […]
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Dartmouth College: Study Shows Extent of Damage to Historic Sites in Syria. “A new Dartmouth study finds that many of Syria’s archaeological sites were damaged not just by looting but that, in areas occupied by the Turkish military, sites were systematically bulldozed…. Using satellite imagery from Google Earth and the European Space Agency’s Pleiades program, researchers analyzed looting […]
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Watermark Out News: Stonewall National Monument, sites tied to equality join list of America’s most endangered historic places. “The Stonewall National Monument, the President’s House Site and the Women’s Rights National Historic Park are among 11 sites on this year’s annual list of the most endangered historic places in the United States compiled by the National Trust for Historic […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/29/watermark-out-news-stonewall-national-monument-sites-tied-to-equality-join-list-of-americas-most-endangered-historic-places/ -
BBC: UK’s rudest chalk figure gets a glow-up to stop it fading in the rain. “The charity has cared for the Giant since 1920. Its rangers and volunteers keep the outline defined by rechalking the figure every decade or so to protect it from weeds and erosion. And between chalking it uses sheep to keep the grass short. But the Trust says that coupled with heavier winter rains, the frequent dry […]
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The Portugal News: Portugal launches ‘Digital Noah’s Ark’ to preserve cultural heritage . “Work is underway on 3D surveying of 35 historical properties located throughout mainland Portugal, including monuments and archaeological sites classified as National Monuments or Properties of Public Interest.”
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Ukrinform: Russia damages 1,783 cultural heritage sites in Ukraine. “As of early May 2026, 1,783 cultural heritage sites and 2,540 cultural infrastructure facilities in Ukraine have been destroyed or damaged as a result of Russian aggression. That is according to the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports.”
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The Conversation: Iran’s cultural heritage in the crossfire – expert explains what has been damaged and what could be lost. “Iran contains one of the world’s richest concentrations of historic architecture and urban heritage. The country has 29 Unesco world heritage sites, spanning more than two millennia, from ancient imperial capitals to Islamic urban ensembles and desert cities. Yet […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/15/the-conversation-irans-cultural-heritage-in-the-crossfire-expert-explains-what-has-been-damaged-and-what-could-be-lost/ -
CBC: Old caves yield new secrets from Canadians who went over the top at Vimy Ridge. “A hidden archive of art and last thoughts created by Canadian soldiers potentially facing their last moments before the battle of Vimy Ridge has emerged from the soft chalk tunnels beneath the battlefield more than a century after they were created. Thanks to new technology and colour of the delicate tunnel […]
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Yahoo News: Young Aussie’s fears over ancient sites under threat from controversial industry plan . “At 26, Mark Clifton’s adult life is just beginning. He has hopes of having children soon and passing on his culture to them, continuing traditions spanning thousands of years. But a plan by the Albanese government to approve yet another industrial project near his community’s most important […]
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Korea Herald: Restoring cultural heritage destroyed by wildfires to cost 48.8b won. “The restoration of government-designated cultural heritage sites damaged by the wildfires that ravaged across southeastern South Korea in March is expected to cost about 48.8 billion won ($34.9 million), the Korea Heritage Service said Thursday. A joint investigation conducted by the agency and the Ministry […]
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AFP: Lost to history: Myanmar heritage falls victim to quake. “When a massive earthquake hit Myanmar last month, centuries of sacred history tumbled down — towering Buddha idols, sky-scraping stupas and the pure-white pagoda where 83-year-old Khin Sein has prayed for most of her life.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/28/lost-to-history-myanmar-heritage-falls-victim-to-quake-afp/
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The Past: Forgotten voices of conflict: Examining the fate of First World War graffiti. “There are an estimated 400 former limestone quarries with significant quantities of wartime ‘graffiti’ in the Hauts-de-France region that includes the Somme, Arras, Aisne, and Oise battle sectors. The traces range from hastily pencilled names to elaborate works of art. Fine drawings of regimental […]
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University of South Florida: USF is digitally preserving Egmont Key’s historic harbor pilot village. “But, for more than a century, it’s also quietly been home to a village of cottages where harbor pilots have stayed while awaiting the call to guide large cargo and passenger ships throughout Tampa Bay’s channels, including to and from Port Tampa Bay, Port St. Pete, SeaPort Manatee and […]
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BBC: Off-road bikers using ancient monuments as racetracks. “Ancient monuments across the UK face ‘complete destruction’ from off-road bikers illegally using them as ramps and racetracks, archaeologists have warned. Examples include a Bronze Age ring cairn near Swansea – a potential burial site – which bikers have been riding around.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/08/bbc-off-road-bikers-using-ancient-monuments-as-racetracks/