The 3,800-year-old citadel of Peñico has been opened to the public after eight years of research and restoration. This archaeological site located in northern Peru, linked to the Caral civilization, is considered an important centre of social integration. It has been described by its discoverers as “the city of social integration” because it served as a meeting point for commercial exchanges between early Pacific coast communities and those from the Andes and Amazon regions.
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The 3,800-year-old citadel of Peñico has been opened to the public after eight years of research and restoration. This archaeological site located in northern Peru, linked to the Caral civilization, is considered an important centre of social integration. It has been described by its discoverers as “the city of social integration” because it served as a meeting point for commercial exchanges between early Pacific coast communities and those from the Andes and Amazon regions.
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The 3,800-year-old citadel of Peñico has been opened to the public after eight years of research and restoration. This archaeological site located in northern Peru, linked to the Caral civilization, is considered an important centre of social integration. It has been described by its discoverers as “the city of social integration” because it served as a meeting point for commercial exchanges between early Pacific coast communities and those from the Andes and Amazon regions.
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Midyat is one of southeastern Türkiye’s top cultural destinations and its historic district Mardin is bustling with tourists. Even under the scorching summer, visitors stroll through the narrow streets lined with stone houses, taking in the unique architecture and cultural atmosphere.
Many pose for photos in traditional clothing in front of the iconic homes, capturing memories of their visit. Local crafts also draw strong interest, offering tourists a glimpse into the region’s artisan heritage.
Midyat is one of southeastern Türkiye’s top cultural destinations and its historic district Mardin is bustling with tourists. Even under the scorching summer, visitors stroll through the narrow streets lined with stone houses, taking in the unique architecture and cultural atmosphere.
Many pose for photos in traditional clothing in front of the iconic homes, capturing memories of their visit. Local crafts also draw strong interest, offering tourists a glimpse into the region’s artisan heritage.
Midyat is one of southeastern Türkiye’s top cultural destinations and its historic district Mardin is bustling with tourists. Even under the scorching summer, visitors stroll through the narrow streets lined with stone houses, taking in the unique architecture and cultural atmosphere.
Many pose for photos in traditional clothing in front of the iconic homes, capturing memories of their visit. Local crafts also draw strong interest, offering tourists a glimpse into the region’s artisan heritage.
Visitors are being urged to stop leaving coins in cracks at the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland to prevent damage to the stones at the world-famous tourist site.
Thousands of coins have been wedged into joints by tourists in the past decades "as a token of their love or luck" said Cliff Henry, the site's Nature Engagement Officer. Some 40,000 columns mark the causeway, Northern Ireland's first UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Visitors are being urged to stop leaving coins in cracks at the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland to prevent damage to the stones at the world-famous tourist site.
Thousands of coins have been wedged into joints by tourists in the past decades "as a token of their love or luck" said Cliff Henry, the site's Nature Engagement Officer. Some 40,000 columns mark the causeway, Northern Ireland's first UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Geologists say the natural phenomenon was created by an outpouring of basalt lava 60 million years ago. Legend has it that the causeway was formed by Irish giant Finn McCool. In recent decades, visitors have pushed thousands of coins into fissures in the rocks. Signs are now in place around the site appealing to tourists to "leave no trace".
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Visitors are being urged to stop leaving coins in cracks at the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland to prevent damage to the stones at the world-famous tourist site.
Thousands of coins have been wedged into joints by tourists in the past decades "as a token of their love or luck" said Cliff Henry, the site's Nature Engagement Officer. Some 40,000 columns mark the causeway, Northern Ireland's first UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Geologists say the natural phenomenon was created by an outpouring of basalt lava 60 million years ago. Legend has it that the causeway was formed by Irish giant Finn McCool. In recent decades, visitors have pushed thousands of coins into fissures in the rocks. Signs are now in place around the site appealing to tourists to "leave no trace".
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Anatolia, the cradle of civilization, continues to inspire history. The ancient city of Sardis, where the world’s first coins were minted, and the Lydian Tumuli of the Bin Tepe(Thousand Hills) have now been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
This brings the total number of sites in Turkey on the UNESCO World Heritage List to 22. Located east of Manisa province, the ancient city served as the capital of Lydia thousands of years ago. It is renowned for being the place where the first coins were minted.
Anatolia, the cradle of civilization, continues to inspire history. The ancient city of Sardis, where the world’s first coins were minted, and the Lydian Tumuli of the Bin Tepe(Thousand Hills) have now been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
This brings the total number of sites in Turkey on the UNESCO World Heritage List to 22. Located east of Manisa province, the ancient city served as the capital of Lydia thousands of years ago. It is renowned for being the place where the first coins were minted.
The Lydians were renowned for their invention of coinage, their immense wealth, and their distinctive socio-cultural structure. As the first Iron Age state in the region, Sardis became an important centre of power. Sardis also served as the capital of the Lydian Kingdom during the 8th–6th centuries BCE. The city was continuously inhabited for around 3,000 years.
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Anatolia, the cradle of civilization, continues to inspire history. The ancient city of Sardis, where the world’s first coins were minted, and the Lydian Tumuli of the Bin Tepe(Thousand Hills) have now been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
This brings the total number of sites in Turkey on the UNESCO World Heritage List to 22. Located east of Manisa province, the ancient city served as the capital of Lydia thousands of years ago. It is renowned for being the place where the first coins were minted.
The Lydians were renowned for their invention of coinage, their immense wealth, and their distinctive socio-cultural structure. As the first Iron Age state in the region, Sardis became an important centre of power. Sardis also served as the capital of the Lydian Kingdom during the 8th–6th centuries BCE. The city was continuously inhabited for around 3,000 years.
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‘Maratha Military Landscapes of India have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List, becoming India’s 44th property to receive this global recognition. The historic decision was made on Friday during the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee in Paris. Located across a range of diverse terrains from coastal outposts to hilltop strongholds, this extraordinary network of twelve forts reflect a sophisticated understanding of geography and strategic defence planning.
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‘Maratha Military Landscapes of India have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List, becoming India’s 44th property to receive this global recognition. The historic decision was made on Friday during the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee in Paris. Located across a range of diverse terrains from coastal outposts to hilltop strongholds, this extraordinary network of twelve forts reflect a sophisticated understanding of geography and strategic defence planning.
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‘Maratha Military Landscapes of India have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List, becoming India’s 44th property to receive this global recognition. The historic decision was made on Friday during the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee in Paris. Located across a range of diverse terrains from coastal outposts to hilltop strongholds, this extraordinary network of twelve forts reflect a sophisticated understanding of geography and strategic defence planning.
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In southern Bavaria, the world-famous Neuschwanstein Castle became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Three other royal residences, known as "dreams in stones", also constructed in the late 19th Century under the famously arts-obsessed King Ludwig II of Bavaria, will also be added to the list: Herrenchiemsee, Linderhof and Schachen. These monuments have been officially applying for this status since 2015.
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In southern Bavaria, the world-famous Neuschwanstein Castle became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Three other royal residences, known as "dreams in stones", also constructed in the late 19th Century under the famously arts-obsessed King Ludwig II of Bavaria, will also be added to the list: Herrenchiemsee, Linderhof and Schachen. These monuments have been officially applying for this status since 2015.
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In southern Bavaria, the world-famous Neuschwanstein Castle became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Three other royal residences, known as "dreams in stones", also constructed in the late 19th Century under the famously arts-obsessed King Ludwig II of Bavaria, will also be added to the list: Herrenchiemsee, Linderhof and Schachen. These monuments have been officially applying for this status since 2015.
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Archeologists release images as a result of eight years of research in Penico, called the "City of Social Integration" of the populations of the Supe Valley (1800-1500 B.C.), located in the province of Huaura, Lima region. The 3.800 year-old archaeological site of Penico was an urban center that fostered social integration between the coast and the highlands, even goods from the jungle reached this site.
Archeologists release images as a result of eight years of research in Penico, called the "City of Social Integration" of the populations of the Supe Valley (1800-1500 B.C.), located in the province of Huaura, Lima region. The 3.800 year-old archaeological site of Penico was an urban center that fostered social integration between the coast and the highlands, even goods from the jungle reached this site.
Research carried out by the Peruvian Ministry of Culture has identified 18 constructions, including buildings and residential complexes. Researchers believe that it was built at the same time as the first civilizations in the Middle East and Asia.
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Archeologists release images as a result of eight years of research in Penico, called the "City of Social Integration" of the populations of the Supe Valley (1800-1500 B.C.), located in the province of Huaura, Lima region. The 3.800 year-old archaeological site of Penico was an urban center that fostered social integration between the coast and the highlands, even goods from the jungle reached this site.
Research carried out by the Peruvian Ministry of Culture has identified 18 constructions, including buildings and residential complexes. Researchers believe that it was built at the same time as the first civilizations in the Middle East and Asia.
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Cambodian Memorial Sites have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, bringing the country's tangible heritage properties on the prestigious list to five, said a statement from the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts released Friday midnight.
Cambodian Memorial Sites have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, bringing the country's tangible heritage properties on the prestigious list to five, said a statement from the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts released Friday midnight.
The inscription was made on Friday during the World Heritage Committee's 47th session in Paris, France, the statement said. The inscribed Cambodian Memorial Sites included the former M-13 prison, located between Kampong Chhnang and Kampong Speu provinces, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum and Choeung Ek Genocidal Center, both in the capital Phnom Penh, the statement said.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said the inscription of "Cambodian Memorial Sites" not only honors the physical sites, but also recognizes Cambodia's painful history."
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Cambodian Memorial Sites have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, bringing the country's tangible heritage properties on the prestigious list to five, said a statement from the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts released Friday midnight.
The inscription was made on Friday during the World Heritage Committee's 47th session in Paris, France, the statement said. The inscribed Cambodian Memorial Sites included the former M-13 prison, located between Kampong Chhnang and Kampong Speu provinces, Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum and Choeung Ek Genocidal Center, both in the capital Phnom Penh, the statement said.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said the inscription of "Cambodian Memorial Sites" not only honors the physical sites, but also recognizes Cambodia's painful history."
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A 1,500-year-old mosaic was found in the Turkish ancient city of Dara in Mardin during the archeological excavations. The 50 square metre mosaic decorated with wave and drop motifs is considered one of the three most important finds unearthed so far in the city. In the excavations carried out so far, the remains of a necropolis church, palace, agora, dungeon, armoury and water dam were unearthed.
More than 10 thousand arrowheads, oil lamps, glass, ceramic artifacts and jewellery were found in the region.
A 1,500-year-old mosaic was found in the Turkish ancient city of Dara in Mardin during the archeological excavations. The 50 square metre mosaic decorated with wave and drop motifs is considered one of the three most important finds unearthed so far in the city. In the excavations carried out so far, the remains of a necropolis church, palace, agora, dungeon, armoury and water dam were unearthed.
More than 10 thousand arrowheads, oil lamps, glass, ceramic artifacts and jewellery were found in the region.
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A 1,500-year-old mosaic was found in the Turkish ancient city of Dara in Mardin during the archeological excavations. The 50 square metre mosaic decorated with wave and drop motifs is considered one of the three most important finds unearthed so far in the city. In the excavations carried out so far, the remains of a necropolis church, palace, agora, dungeon, armoury and water dam were unearthed.
More than 10 thousand arrowheads, oil lamps, glass, ceramic artifacts and jewellery were found in the region.
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It is safe again around the Mt Popa located in NyaungU District’s Kyaukpadaung Township in Mandalay Region, and there are some day trippers going hiking despite overnight stay still being prohibited, said a resident.
Hiking was banned on 28 December for security concerns; however, there are visitors at the Taung Kalat regularly.
An event called Popa Jungle Trail Run 2025 was organized this month at the Mt Popa, and many participants joined.
It is safe again around the Mt Popa located in NyaungU District’s Kyaukpadaung Township in Mandalay Region, and there are some day trippers going hiking despite overnight stay still being prohibited, said a resident.
Hiking was banned on 28 December for security concerns; however, there are visitors at the Taung Kalat regularly.
An event called Popa Jungle Trail Run 2025 was organized this month at the Mt Popa, and many participants joined.
“It means hiking is allowed for a day trip. But overnight stay is still prohibited. Camping overnight at the summit has been banned since December,” he added.
At present, there are just a few hikers to Mount Popa, but visitors have flocked to Kalaw in Shan State and Hpa-an in Kayin State, he said.
“Daytrip has just resumed, so people don’t know about it yet,” he added. It is expected that the visitor arrival at Mount Popa will rise again in September and October, he said. — Htet Oo Maung/ZS/Ed
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It is safe again around the Mt Popa located in NyaungU District’s Kyaukpadaung Township in Mandalay Region, and there are some day trippers going hiking despite overnight stay still being prohibited, said a resident.
Hiking was banned on 28 December for security concerns; however, there are visitors at the Taung Kalat regularly.
An event called Popa Jungle Trail Run 2025 was organized this month at the Mt Popa, and many participants joined.
“It means hiking is allowed for a day trip. But overnight stay is still prohibited. Camping overnight at the summit has been banned since December,” he added.
At present, there are just a few hikers to Mount Popa, but visitors have flocked to Kalaw in Shan State and Hpa-an in Kayin State, he said.
“Daytrip has just resumed, so people don’t know about it yet,” he added. It is expected that the visitor arrival at Mount Popa will rise again in September and October, he said. — Htet Oo Maung/ZS/Ed
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