Archive for May, 2006

UNESCO offers help on quake-hit heritage sites

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006 Posted in Indonesia, UNESCO World Heritage | No Comments »

31 May 2006 (Antara News) - UNESCO offers help on quake-hit heritage sites UNESCO, the UN's culture and science organisation, offered Tuesday to help assess and repair damage caused to World Heritage ... Read more..

Caves of Malaysia

Tuesday, May 30th, 2006 Posted in Malaysia, Websites | No Comments »

I came across this site while cross-referencing web sources for the defaced cave art post uploaded a few days ago. Caves of Malaysia is run by Liz Price, a speleologist ... Read more..

Placing right value on our heritage

Tuesday, May 30th, 2006 Posted in Malaysia | No Comments »

29 May 2006 (New Straits Times) - I must say it is to Malaysia's credit that they are planning to set up a heritage register for their country. Oh why ... Read more..

Quake takes toll on historical sites

Sunday, May 28th, 2006 Posted in Indonesia, UNESCO World Heritage | 1 Comment »

28 May 2006 (Jakarta Post) - Quake takes toll on historical sites Archaeologists surveying the Prambanan Temple complex in Yogyakarta hours after Saturday's devastating earthquake found extensive damage to the ancient site. Stone ... Read more..

Prehistoric drawings risk being lost

Sunday, May 28th, 2006 Posted in Malaysia, Prehistory, Rock Art | 2 Comments »

27 May 2006 (The Star) - Prehistoric drawings risk being lost Prehistoric drawings and inscriptions in more than 15 caves might be defaced due to lack of efforts to protect them, said ... Read more..



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