How did Italy get so ugly?

World Heritage Danger List needs overhaul

The vulnerability of the great stone towers of Prambanan

Ruins of royal complex of Thang Long are excavated in Hanoi

Building a dialogue atop old ruins of Ani

US criticised over Babylon damage

UNESCO: Invasion seriously harmed historic Babylon

Endangered Site: Famagusta Walled City, Cyprus

Othello's Cypriot citadel on the brink of ruin

Preserved Mural Unearthed in Guatemala Discovery Verifies Mayan Civilization 2,000 Years Ago

Banteay Chhmar: a temple beneath the trees

To Protect an Ancient City, China Moves to Raze It

Treasures Without Tourists

World heritage site left in ruins

The world's most remarkable buildings under threat

The Struggle to Save Classic Thai Architecture

Endangered Site: Jaisalmer Fort, India

The battle for Tbilisi's soul

15 Must-See Endangered Cultural Treasures

Ghosts of a Faded Gilded Age Haunt a 19th-Century Chinese Banking Hub

World Heritage Sites to be proposed in Cambodia

Iraq: No haven for ancient world's landmarks
At Nimrud, decay is accelerating for 3,000 years of history.

Stopping the Pillage: In Peru, villagers mobilize against the looters who ransack ancient sites

Battle to save world treasures

AUCTIONS / London: In war or peace, the ruin of world heritage

The ranking no tourist attraction wants

Protecting the Wonders of the World

Archaeologists uncover ancient ruins in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: A Treasure Trove for Archaeologists

Vietnam A Priceless Past

Asia's Lost Treasure Trove

Saving Easter Island

Financial Innovations Can Help Preserve Cultural Heritage and Slow Illicit Antiquities Trade, According to Milken Institute

Iraq: Can ancient Babylon be rescued?

Asia fights to stem loss of cultural treasures

Forbidden City restoration an experiment in U.S.-China teamwork

Archaeologists fight to save Iraqi sites

The mystique surrounding Uch

Remnants of a prosperous past echo in Pingyao

Tourism boom threatens Costa Rica eco-paradise

Inca City Machu Picchu Said at Risk From Tourists

Lijiang balances protection and modernization

Tranquil temple at centre of a storm

Raiders of Lost Art Loot Temples in Cambodia

Tourism Saves a Laotian City but Saps Its Buddhist Spirit

Iraqi extremists find funding in antiquity smuggling networks

Heritage site in peril: Angkor Wat is falling down

Hampi Cries for Conservation

Kabul's Old City Getting Face Lift

Revolt in russia

In Tikal, Temples in the Mist

We’re doing well in protecting our heritag e

Beyond Mesopotamia: A New View Of The Dawn Of Civilization

Large Ancient Settlement Unearthed in Puerto Rico

Mecca's hallowed skyline transformed

Naqsh-e Rostam to Fall Victim of Isfahan-Shiraz Railway

Tourists flock to endangered sites: Great Barrier Reef, Galapagos, Tibet all on the list

Development imperils Vietnam’s World Heritage sites: UNESCO

Preservation: Under Siege - Tourism and incompetence threaten one of China's best-preserved historical sites, the unique walled city of Pingyao

Laser mapping tool traces ancient sites: Device made for contractors helps archaeologists create first-ever digital blueprint

Time to protect our heritage: Only we humans can preserve the many wonders of the world for the benefit of future generations

New UNESCO World Heritage sites

Save the Casbah: In Algiers, preservationists race to rescue the storied quarter. But is it too late?

City of Ruins revisited: Hampi is all set to rise from its ashes. Manjula Sen explores the finer details of an ambitious blueprint integrating town planning, tourism and heritage

Bleak future for Beijing's heritage

China - Beijing's Heritage

Beijing loses soul to wrecking ball

Beijing's heritage status to be questioned

Re-established Happiness: In China, a heritage site rises from the ashes

Developers in China accused of destroying rich heritage

Love of heritage too little, too late to save hutongs from the developers

Report: China growth hurts heritage

Maya let off but Taj in shambles

Battle of the Hutong

The Other Machu Picchu

Locals, not invaders, destroy Great Wall

Quake-hit temples need years of repairs

World's Most Endangered Destinations

China selected for first heritage training institute

Vietnam's Ancient Son

Taliban-destroyed Buddhas may never be restored

New life for a famous garden

Cooling U.S. Market Sends Tomb Raiders Elsewhere

Tourist crowds threaten heritage

Raising Alexandria: More than 2,000 years after Alexander the Great founded the city, archaeologists are discovering its fabled remains, from the likely site of Cleopatra's palace to pieces of an astonishing lighthouse that was one of the Seven Wonders of the World

Ancient Temples Face Modern Assault: Rapid Rise in Tourism Is Overwhelming Cambodia's Ability to Protect Fragile Sites

Can the Earth's Wonders Be Saved? - The World Heritage program aims for nothing less than the protection of humanity's cultural and natural legacy. A progress report on a global effort

Heaps of History

Danger in the Ruins

Rescuing Angkor: An unprecedented effort to reclaim the ancient temples from the Cambodian jungle is racing against a tourist onslaught

Lijiang Fears Naxi Heritage Is Threatened : In China, City's Fame Brings Tourists and Hassles

Ignorance to Ruin Bisotun's Inscription. Lack of funding and general ignorance by cultural heritage authorities is to destroy the inscription of Bisotun

Severe flood waters threaten Thai World Heritage temples

Lebanon World Heritage sites need repair

Cairo bids joyous farewell to giant Ramses statue

Countries seek world heritage for Silk Road

Are the Angkor Wat temples doomed?

Tourism Suffers in Indonesian City Caught Between Quake and Volcano.

A liberated Lion City is roaring.

New finds rewriting the history of Mayans - Experts try to decipher brightly painted murals.

Machu Picchu Shows Wear of Being on Must-See List - Despite their bad reputation, tourists can also be one of the world's greatest forces for preservation.

Damage Control - Despite their bad reputation, tourists can also be one of the world's greatest forces for preservation.

Vanishing Acts - The world's treasures are under siege as never before. So get out and see as many as possible—before they disappear.

Hu Wants You - As China's president tours America, the government in Beijing is on a campaign to get tourists beyond the country's big cities and into its vast interior.

A Visionary Act. Born of concerns about the looting of archaeological sites and of the American Progressive Movement's belief in the betterment of society through active governmental involvement, the Antiquities Act of 1906 defined the study of archaeology as a scientific endeavor and resulted in the protection of 167 million acres of cultural and natural environments.

Ancient Sun Temple Uncovered in Cairo

Bombing Shatters Mosque In Iraq - Attack on Shiite Shrine Sets Off Protests, Violence

Italy and U.S. Sign Antiquities Accord

The embroidered-headdress economy

Looting of ancient sites threatens Iraqi heritage

Two decades later, no action on monument protection report

Hampi Disappearing

The Lost Palaces of Iraq

Are We Loving Our Heritage To Death?

My Son. City of the Cham.

Rescuing Angkor. An unprecedented effort to reclaim the ancient temples from the Cambodian jungle is racing against a tourist onslaught.

Mexico Struggles to Preserve Ancient Ruins

The Massacre of Mesopotamian Archaeology
Looting in Iraq is out of control

Days of Plunder: Coalition forces are doing little to prevent the widespread looting and destruction of Iraq's world-famous historical sites

Arsonists Threaten Maya City, National Park in Guatemala

UNESCO urges countries to balance tourism with heritage protection

China cashes in on World Heritage sites

New Money Needed For World's Ancient Monuments

Race To Save Cambodia's Heritage. The ancient temple complex at Angkor is Cambodia's pride and joy, even being depicted on the national flag

What These Ancient Places Can Teach Us Now

Archaeological sites in disarray. The Daily Star, Bangladesh

Mayan city played politics with neighbours

ASI 'Care' Can't Save Rahim Khan-i-Khanan's tomb from death

El Mirador, an ecotourism hotspot

Secret within the jungle: Troubling situation in the Mirador basin, the oldest Mayan region

Urgent need to protect the Mirador Basin: Previous governments irresponsibly approved forestry contracts

Appetite for Destruction - A historic neighborhood—and architect I.M. Pei's family home fall victim to Shanghai's building boom