Experts believe more than a million African artifacts are being held outside of the African continent, scattered mostly throughout Europe and North America in museums and private collections. Many ...

Native Americans hold a deep belief that everything possesses a spirit. Imagine this: you’re strolling along the serene banks of a USACE-managed river or lake when something catches your eye, jutting ...

Cultural heritage is not simply a reflection of our past—it is the framework through which humanity understands itself today. From oral traditions and indigenous languages to historic architecture and ...

“Cultural heritage is significant in the present, both as a message from the past and as a pathway to the future. Viewed from a human rights perspective, it is important not only in itself, but also ...

Recent events in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Mali have highlighted the multiple threats to cultural heritage during crisis, including deliberate attacks, destruction as collateral damage in fighting, the ...

Revered cultural icons that have withstood the upheavals of history are being hit hard in the war being waged by Israel and ...