"As the number of historic sites damaged by US-Israeli strikes in #Iran mounts, Iranian archaeologists have launched an interactive map that geolocates #culturalSites in the country that have been damaged during the war."

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/03/25/we-are-trying-to-preserve-the-memory-of-our-people-archaeologists-create-map-tracking-damage-to-iran-heritage-sites
#warOnIran #IranWar #heritageSites #patrimonyOfIran #IranianPatrimony #culturalPatrimony #infographics

Archaeologists create map revealing extent of damage to Iran heritage sites

The interactive map has recorded 69 damaged sites so far, but experts say the verified cases represent only a fraction of the destruction as war continues

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Friday, December 12, 2025

Explosions near Veliky Novgorod chemical plant as Russia reports mass drone attack -- Russian oil rig in Caspian Sea halts production after Ukrainian drone strike -- US sides with Russia on UN resolution on Chornobyl disaster ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/12/friday-december-12-2025/

Egypt wants ancient Christian ruins off UNESCO's list of sites in danger http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKyS6X #Egypt #UNESCO #ChristianHeritage #SaintMenas #CulturalSites

Since its inception, the project has faced opposition from environmental and Indigenous groups. These concerns relate mainly to #water usage, potential impact on local #ecosystems, and the preservation of #CulturalSites. At the very heart of the Thacker Pass issue is the safety and protection of this place as a #SacredSite, a resting place of #Paiute and #Shoshone #ancestors who were #massacred.

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https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2023/05/12/peaceful-protest-staged-at-thacker-pass-to-halt-construction-of-lithium-mine/70209492007/

'Peaceful protest' staged at Thacker Pass to halt construction of lithium mine

Members of multiple tribes and environmentalists staged what they dubbed a "peaceful protest" at Thacker Pass to halt construction of a lithium mine.

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