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GHF IN THE NEWS

New York Times Reports on Squatters at Iraq’s Heritage Sites

March 26, 2012

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Last week we wrote about the return of foreign archaeologists to Iraq, where much of the country’s ancient treasures remain buried and unexplored.  Among the difficulties now facing heritage authorities is how to deal with Iraqis who have taken up residence among the ruins.

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Tags: Development Pressures, Iraq, Looting, Middle East, New York Times, Nineveh, Saving Our Vanishing Heritage

 

 

ACROSS THE WIRE

Troops Leave, Archaeologists Return, as Hope for Iraq’s Cultural Relics and Tourism Industry Grow

March 20, 2012

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On December 17th, the same day the last U.S. troops left Iraq, a group of archaeologists from Stony Brook University arrived in the country, becoming one of the first foreign archaeology teams to visit in more than 20 years.

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Tags: Excavation, Global Heritage Network, Iraq, Middle East, Tourism, Ur, War and Conflict

 

 

SUCCESS STORIES

GHF Set to Begin Preservation of Ancient Ur

July 06, 2011

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In May, at GHF’s Seminar on Global Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development in New York, archaeologist Abdulamir Hamdani delivered a comprehensive report on one of Iraq’s most important heritage sites—the ancient city of Ur, home to the world’s largest and oldest ziggurat.

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Tags: Conservation, Iraq, Middle East, Ur

 

 

Across the Wire

GHF Remembers Donny George, 1950-2011

June 06, 2011

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Donny George, an esteemed Iraqi archaeologist and friend of GHF, passed away this year at the age of 60, leaving behind a legacy of invaluable and everlasting contributions to the preservation of Iraq’s cultural heritage.

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Tags: Donny George, Iraq, Middle East, Nineveh, Ur, War and Conflict

 

 

GHF IN THE NEWS

GHF to Host Seminar on Global Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development

May 03, 2011

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On Wednesday, May 11th, in New York City, GHF will host “Seminar on Global Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development.”

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Tags: Asia, Chavin de Huantar, Event, GHN, Global Heritage Network, ICOMOS, Iraq, Laos, Middle East, My Son, Peru, Saving Our Vanishing Heritage, Southeast Asia, South America, Turkey, Ur, Wat Phu

 

 

Across the Wire

Babylon Preservation Key to Reviving Iraq Tourism

February 16, 2011

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It has been a long time since Iraq’s name was mentioned with any frequency in the global tourism conversation; decades of brutal governance, war and conflict have reduced much of the once-glorious nation to an unsafe and unappealing ruin.

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Tags: Babylon, Iraq, Middle East, Nineveh, Restoration, Ur, War and Conflict

 

 

On the Verge

Nineveh, Iraq

Ancient Jewel of the Assyrian Empire

October 26, 2010

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Located in northern Iraq near the modern city of Mosul, Nineveh served as the capital of the Assyrian Empire from 705 to 612 BC, and was described in the Book of Jonah as an “exceedingly great city.”

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Tags: Encroachment, Insufficient Management, Iraq, Looting, Middle East, Nineveh, Vandalism