Archaeologist, President United States Committee for ICOMOS (US/ICOMOS), Immediate Past President International Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management
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Never forget that when Seoul, Korea removed the Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 & replaced it with a restored stream & 1000 acre park in the city’s centre, not only did it transform the city’s public life & economic success, but the traffic got better.
The traffic got BETTER.
Bombing of a school for orphans in Gaza? Kids who’ve not had access to water and electricity now find their one safe haven shattered. Where’s the outrage?
Reports of 🇪🇷🇪🇹|n heavy artilleries [BM21-Grad & 122mm D74 Field Guns] bombardment on #Debredamo monastery, 6th century, with dozens of civilian causalities.
Previously,#AlNejashi mosque & St. Mary of Zion Cathedral were destroyed with 1000s of civilian causalities reported.
Congratulations to Teresa Patricio, newly elected President of ICOMOS, who will be the first women to occupy this position and to the new ICOMO Board 👏
A great way to celebrate the anniversary of a great organization. US/ICOMOS also turned 55 this year, 1965 was a tuning point for heritage conservation and management.
Come register for the Celebration of World Heritage with greetings from World Heritage Sites around the world and receive a World Heritage Travel Chest to help you celebrate!
A special delivery arrived earlier this week with our packing materials for the Virtual Celebration of World Heritage Travel Chests! 🎁 Our fabulous volunteer and box assembler Anne is included for scale. Have you ordered your travel chest yet? #usicelebrate
Newark Earthworks is currently used as a golf course. Many groups are working to rectify this and establish Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks as a World Heritage site open to the public and to the tribal peoples who helped create it.
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