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A group of giant mounds built by Native Americans thousands of years ago just became the US' newest World Heritage Site take a closer look
On September 19, UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) adde…
Gabbi Shaw
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Fire damages over 177 ancient monoliths on Chile's Easter Island: Unesco
A forest fire on Chile's Easter Island in early October damaged at least 177 Moai or sacred monolit…
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Flush season ahead for these three dairy stocks say analysts
Heritage Foods and Dodla Dairy are up over 57% in the past six months. Parag Milk has done only bet…
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This new book about saving a forest as big as 178,000 football fields is only partly fictional
"As a family, we are wildlife enthusiasts. While my husband and kids look for interesting sigh…
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Venice may be added to a list of sites that have irreversible damage due to overtourism
On Monday, UNESCO recommended Venice be added to its list of world heritage sites in danger, citing…
Monica Humphries
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Ganga Vilas Cruise gets stuck on third day of its journey in Bihar's Chhapra due to 'shallow water'
Chirand Saran, situated 11 km southeast of Chhapra near Doriganj Bazar, is the most important archa…
ANI
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An Irish tourist in Rome defaced the Colosseum by carving his initials into the walls of the ancient structure, according to a report
The tourist was reported by security guards on Monday for defacing the inside of the historic site …
Darcy Schild
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You can book a 4-month cruise trip for 2022 to visit 16 countries, from Spain and Greece to Australia
A cruise on Cunard's Queen Mary 2 will stop at 27 ports of call, including UNESCO World Heritage si…
Zoë Ettinger
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Tourists quickly swamped 1,500-year-old ruins in Thailand after they were named a UNESCO site, prompting anger and talk of a ban
Tourists descended on Thailand's Si Thep, an ancient town around 1,500 years old, after it was name…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Thunderstorm in Uttar Pradesh's Agra damages minor structures in Taj Mahal
At the main western gate entrance a stone supporting the arch was loosened, but was restored b…
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11 ancient sites that are mysteriously aligned with the sun on the winter solstice, in photos.
The winter solstice has fascinated humans for centuries. Archaeologists have found these 11 ancient…
Marianne Guenot
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The Mona Lisa — a famously disappointing experience to view — is a cautionary tale about how tourist vandalism can make cultural heritage less accessible and enjoyable, legal expert says
"Revenge travel" may be straining Italy's cultural heritage, and vandals could make Italy's cultura…
Azmi Haroun
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Budget 2020 allocates a unique part of budget to Ministry of Culture for Archaeological sites
“Five archaeological sites in Haryana, UP, Assam, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, to be developed with o…
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Jaipur, the pink city whose king once painted it to impress a guest, is now a UNESCO World Heritage site
In the 17th century, Rajput King Maharaja Jai Singh II built six meter high walls to protect the…
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Portraits of the Queen have been projected onto Stonehenge in tribute to her 70-year reign
The 5,000-year-old world heritage site had eight portraits from the Queen's lifetime projected onto…
Armani Syed
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A cultural heritage worker accidentally crashed his car into Japan's oldest bathroom and ruined the doors
The communal toilet at Tofukuji temple is at least 500 years old, and is designated as an important…
Matthew Loh
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Every month is Hispanic Heritage Month for this Google exec. Here's how one Latina is making the tech giant more inclusive.
Google executive Perla Campos shared how being raised by a single mom who's Mexican American shaped…
Marguerite Ward
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A 600-foot 'garbage belt' has taken over a Chinese UNESCO world heritage site and is overwhelming local herders tasked with cleaning it up
Years of trash building up in the tourist-filled region has littered the region with swathes of pla…
Matthew Loh
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A conspiracy theorist who Trump put on a US body overseeing Holocaust monuments is still there more than a year after calls for Biden to fire him
Darren Beattie continues to serve on a body preserving Holocaust monuments, as he also promoted rig…
