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GHF, Current World Archaeology Celebrate 40th Anniversary of World Heritage

April 09, 2012

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To celebrate the 40-year anniversary of UNESCO World Heritage, Current World Archaeology (CWA), a popular British world archaeology magazine, has launched a new webpage in partnership with GHF to raise awareness of important and endangered cultural heritage sites, what we can do to save them, and how they can improve the lives of future generations across the developing world.

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Tags: Banteay Chhmar, Chavin de Huantar, Ciudad Perdida, Current World Archaeology, Cyrene, Fujian Tulous, Global Heritage Fund, Global Heritage Network, Gobekli Tepe, Hampi, Pingyao, UNESCO, Wat Phu

 

 

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GHF Göbekli Tepe Receives Critical Support from Vehbi Koç Foundation and J.M. Kaplan Fund

February 24, 2012

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Göbekli Tepe, the world’s oldest known ceremonial center, will be conserved with the help of two new funding pledges:  a $400,000 in-country matching fund pledge from the Vehbi Koç Foundation and a $125,000 pledged donation from the J.M. Kaplan Fund.

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Tags: Global Heritage Fund, Gobekli Tepe, J.M. Kaplan Fund, National Geographic, Turkey, Vehbi Koc Foundation

 

 

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National Geographic Constructs Clay Model of Göbekli Tepe

August 24, 2011

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National Geographic recently featured Göbekli Tepe on the cover its June 2011 issue, in an eight-page story titled “The Birth of Religion.” The article, which discussed how Göbekli Tepe is reshaping ideas about the Neolithic Revolution and the dawn of civilization, brought more attention than ever before to the ancient site, which had never had a conservation program prior to becoming a GHF project site.

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Tags: Gobekli Tepe, National Geographic, Turkey

 

 

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Göbekli Tepe Featured on Cover of National Geographic

June 13, 2011

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GHF is pleased to announce the publication of National Geographic’s “The Birth of Religion,” a cover story about project site Göbekli Tepe that discusses the significance of its massive pillars and how they are reshaping today’s ideas about the Neolithic Revolution and the dawn of civilization.

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Tags: Gobekli Tepe, National Geographic, Turkey

 

 

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Germany to Return Hittite Sphinx to Turkey

May 17, 2011

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Germany has agreed to return a 3,500-year-old Hittite sphinx statue to its original location in Turkey, easing tension that had recently threatened several joint conservation projects between the two countries.

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Tags: Germany, Global Heritage Fund (GHF), Gobekli Tepe, Middle East, Turkey, UNESCO