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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

rethinking preserving world heritage

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

As the destruction of cultural artefacts by Isis continues, perhaps we need to consider other ways to ‘save’ mankind’s most important ancient monuments in what is widely regarded to be part of the “cradle of civilisation”, Mesopotamia.
It is the worst cultural heritage emergency since world war two,” says Michael Danti, academic director of the Syrian Heritage Initiative at the American Schools...
FT.COM

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