The UNESCO Site That Never Was
In Turkey, the Ilisu Dam’s flooding of the ancient town of Hasankeyf offers a lesson in how societies choose the sites they preserve or destroy.
The UNESCO Site That Never Was
Heritage
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When Marine Mammals Clash With Archaeological Heritage
On California’s San Miguel Island, seals and sea lions are taking a heavy toll on the area's cultural treasures.
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Is It Ever OK to Publish Photographs of Human Remains?
In many cultures, people consider it unethical, insensitive, and harmful to photograph human remains, much less to make such an image viewable to the public. The SAPIENS editorial team explains its philosophy and approach to handling images of human remains.
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Does Art Have a Homeland?
An anthropologist reflects on contemporary repatriation demands for African art taken during the colonial period.
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The Race to Recover South America’s Ancient Past
In the face of development pressure and climate change, researchers are toiling to find and preserve ancient sites in Peru that hold clues to how people first traversed a continent.
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The Problem With Heritage
From Palmyra in Syria to Timbuktu in Mali, a wave of destruction has erased monuments to humanity’s past. Does their loss really matter?