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GHF Fellow Interviews Director of National Museum of Afghanistan about Mes Aynak

September 29, 2011

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For the past year, we have been covering a site called Mes Aynak, where archaeologists are racing against the clock to excavate an ancient Buddhist monastery. The reason for the rush: a Chinese mining company that is scheduled to develop the overlapping copper mine (the second-largest unexploited copper mine in the world) in less than three years. The deal is expected to secure more than $3 billion for Afghanistan’s struggling economy, but the payoff is bittersweet for those troubled by the loss of such magnificent cultural heritage.

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Tags: Afghanistan, Mes Aynak, Middle East, Preservation Fellowships

 

 

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Archaeologists Continue Race Against Clock at Afghanistan’s Mes Aynak

July 28, 2011

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As we reported last November, French and Afghan archaeologists have been working feverishly to excavate Mes Aynak, a 9,800-acre site in eastern Afghanistan that contains the ruins of an ancient Buddhist settlement. Since then, the conservation team has expanded to include more than 100 laborers, but the site remains on track for demolition.

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Tags: Afghanistan, Development Pressures, Looting, Mes Aynak, Middle East

 

 

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GHF Announces 2011 Preservation Fellows

July 22, 2011

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GHF is pleased to announce the 16 recipients of the 2011 Global Heritage Preservation Fellowships. Intended to support cultural heritage preservation and community development at sites throughout the developing world, the Global Heritage Preservation Fellowship Program provides support to young researchers to make a difference while gaining skills and experience in the field.

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Tags: Afghanistan, Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia, Chavin de Huantar, China, Fujian Tulous, Hampi, India, Marcahuamachuco, Mes Aynak, Micronesia, Pakistan, Peru, Pingyao, Preservation Fellowships, Turkey, Turkmenistan

 

 

ACROSS THE WIRE

ICOMOS Releases New Heritage At Risk Report

May 18, 2011

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The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) recently released Heritage at Risk, a global report on endangered monuments and sites around the world.

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Tags: Allianoi, Buddhas of Bamiyan, Cambodia, China, Citadelle Laferriere, Haiti, Hasankeyf, ICOMOS, Kashgar, Mes Aynak, Preah Vihear, Sans-Souci Palace, Turkey, Ukraine, UNESCO, Saving Our Vanishing Heritage