The Path to World Heritage
In a few weeks, between June 24 and July 4 2018, the World Heritage List will be reassessed in Bahrain during the 42. Session of the World Heritage Committee. Every year the Committee meets to select the sites to be listed on the UNESCO Word Heritage List. But what does
Domus Aurea – Restoring Emperor Nero’s Palace (Italy)
The famous palace complex of the Roman Emperor Nero is being restored by the Parco archeologico del Colosseo (MIBACT) since 2009. The project is supported by the German Archaeological Institute in Rome. To understand the story of Domus Aurea, the “Golden House”, one must go back to a summer’s night
Digital Cultural Heritage Register (Sudan)
As part of the Cultural Preservation Program of the German Federal Foreign Office, the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) conducts training courses within the National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums (NCAM). Additionally a digital register for the archaeological sites and monuments of Sudan is being developed since 2017. Sudan has a
Restoring Glass Negatives in the Center of Documentation in Cairo (Egypt)
Egypt comprises ca. 14,000 objects, mainly silver gelatine glass negatives and acetate sheet film negatives. Since 2002 the German Archaeological Institute Cairo is involved in a restauration and training program. The project aims at helping to secure, safely store, and conserve the glass negatives and at training of local inspectors
Photo Exhibition in Bergama – Neither in Heaven nor on Earth (Turkey)
A photo exhibition opened in Bergama, presenting photos from the Pergamon excavation and giving insight into the valuable cultural heritage of the city. The exhibition “Ne Yerde ne gökte – Neither in heaven nor on earth. The inhabitants of Bergama and their cultural heritage: Actors of a complex past “
Rousay Island – Threatened Monuments of the Orkney Islands (Scotland)
On the Orkney island of Rousay, a team of the Roman-Germanic Commission explores coastal erosion-threatened monuments, such as the megalithic tomb and the Iron Age Broch of Midhowe and the Viking settlement of Westness. The convenient location on the Atlantic Ocean and the immediate proximity to the main island have
Meeting of the TransArea Network Africa – Excavation and Conservation Projects (Egypt)
The TransArea Network Africa meets again for network strengthening and capacity building. During the meeting in April TANA members presented their work. Among otherst the important work of a rescue project, conducted to protect the temple complex of Philae from flooding, was demonstrated on-site. The TransArea Network Africa (TANA)
Digitisation of northern Thai manuscripts (Thailand)
Thanks to the digitisation of northern Thai manuscripts as part of the Cultural Preservation Programme of the Federal Foreign Office, valuable historical documents have been preserved and made available to the public via the internet. The cultural and literary traditions of northern Thailand have made an essential contribution to
Restoration of the National Museum in Cherchell (Algeria)
The German Archaeological Institute (DAI) has been involved in refurbishing the National Archaeological Museum in Cherchell since 2008 using funding from the Cultural Preservation Programme of the Federal Foreign Office. As the seat of the Kings of Mauritania and the provincial capital in Roman times, Cherchell was home to
Conservation work on the temples at Bagan (Myanmar)
Thanks to the Cultural Preservation Programme of the Federal Foreign Office, the temples of Bagan, an important cultural heritage site and tourist attraction, are being preserved, both as important testimony to the culture of Myanmar and for the benefit of future generations. In August 2016, a severe earthquake damaged a