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Myanmar heritage sites severely damaged by deadly earthquake

World Monuments Fund is investigating the extent of the damage to religious and cultural buildings after the earthquake struck the Southeast Asian country last week, killing at least 1,700 people—with neighbouring Thailand also affected

Ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets discovered in Iraq reveal intricate details of how empire was governed

The finds, which also include dozens of clay sealings, contain details of a metric system used to measure resources, as well as evidence of a cult of personality around a particularly charismatic ruler

Ukraine's culture ministry must do more to protect works of art, activists say

Coalition of Cultural Workers says more than three million objects remain in endangered areas

Italian politicians in battle over cultural heritage protection

Opposition politicians claim that a proposed amendment to Italy’s Cultural Heritage Code would put historic sites at risk

Amid desolation in Gaza, heritage experts are pushing a huge reconstruction effort

Political uncertainties may be deterring organisations from funding the €260m worth of restoration work needed to repair and rebuild the Gaza Strip’s wrecked historical sites, but emergency interventions are already underway

Duke of Marlborough portrait—given to Winston Churchill at one of lowest points in the war—brought back to life

The recently restored painting was presented to the former UK prime minister in 1942 and will be exhibited at Chartwell, his family home

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A descendant of people trafficked aboard the slave ship Clotilda on learning from history’s unsung heroes

Jeremy Ellis’s ancestors were among the 110 enslaved people who survived the last known Transatlantic voyage in 1860

Lacquered box at Rudyard Kipling’s former home revealed to be rare example of South American decorative art

A small casket, said to be a Barniz de Paso work, a largely forgotten form of varnishing, was found at the writer's house in East Sussex

Indigenous communities assist with reinterpretation of Arizona petroglyphs

At the Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve, a new project seeks to update the antiquated archaeological records of thousands of ancient motifs

Cemetery for enslaved people rediscovered at Andrew Jackson’s Tennessee plantation

Long-obscured and forgotten, the burial plots of more than two dozen people enslaved by the seventh president of the US are located and honoured

Reeling from wholesale slashing of US aid, Ukraine’s cultural and heritage sector considers its future

Cultural organisations have all been hit by the Trump administration’s moves—many are now looking to other countries and international institutions to fill the funding gap

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From the archive | Bringer of hope and fine architecture, an interview with the Aga Khan

In a rare interview, the spiritual leader describes his global approach to helping Islamic communities help themselves, while also restoring their past heritage

Unesco completes restoration of Mosul heritage sites damaged under Isis

The UN body has brought several religious and other buildings in the Iraqi city back to life as part of an $115m programme

After the collapse of the Assad regime, Syrians are working to preserve their country's heritage

Local and international experts are filling a government void, and have begun the process of mapping and assessing sites

Will Mexico’s push for repatriation continue with the country’s new government?

Under former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who in October was replaced by Claudia Sheinbaum, 14,000 artefacts were returned over a period of eight years

Who will save South America’s vast, ancient earthworks from destruction?

Industrial farming in Brazil and off-road racing in Chile continue to threaten geoglyphs that are so big, they can only be properly appreciated from the air

Facing multiple threats, Peruvian archaeologists remain determined to research the Americas' oldest known civilisation

Researchers investigating the ancient Caral civilisation must contend with dwindling state support, violent land traffickers and robbers

Ancient house at Herculaneum, known for its beautiful floor mosaics, reopens to the public

The Casa della Gemma is one of several buildings in the archaeological park in Campania, Italy, that are being made accessible for a limited period each year

Turkish farmer discovers rare mosaic of ancient hunt

Dating to the late Roman period, a stunning, figurative mosaic, found buried under just 50cm of soil and featuring the rare Anatolian leopard, may be the first of its kind in Turkey

Was Cimabue the true father of the Italian Renaissance?

The Louvre’s conservation of La Maestà sheds new light on the painter’s techniques and influences

Figurative painter Claire Tabouret chosen to design contemporary stained-glass windows for Notre-Dame

Heritage organisations remain opposed to President Macron's plans to replace chapel windows at the newly reopened cathedral

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In Alabama, plans to preserve the last transatlantic slave ship are taking shape

The Clotilda shipwreck will remain submerged as a monument to the 110 enslaved people it carried—and in tribute to their descendants in Mobile, Alabama

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Dance performance addresses fraught politics around South Asian heritage

Mandeep Raikhy's touring work, inspired by the prehistoric statue Dancing Girl, considers how the past is wielded in the present

Community mourns historic Franciscan church destroyed by fire in Chile

Plans to rebuild the San Antonio de Padua Church and Franciscan Convent in Iquique are in the early stages

Sacred tunic belonging to Alexander the Great may have been identified

Analysis shows that clothing discovered in royal tombs of Vergina in Greece could be linked to the king rather than his father

Venice's increased tourist tax of €10 still unlikely to control the crowds, experts warn

According to official data, tourist numbers are continuing to rise despite the new policy

President Biden establishes national monument acknowledging history of forced assimilation at Native American boarding schools

The monument, at the site of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania, will ensure nobody forgets one of the “most horrific chapters in American history”, Biden said

Heads of state and howling winds welcome Notre-Dame cathedral back to life

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President-Elect Donald Trump were in attendance as President Macron presided over the reopening of the famed Parisian monument

Environmental row escalates as historic Marks & Spencer store in London is set for demolition

Campaigners argue rebuilding Orchard House will release harmful embedded carbon and are calling on government to promote refurbishment over destruction