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Worldcrunch » heritage

heritage

​Chief Meli of the Chagga tribe, photographed as boy (center) standing next to German geographer Hans Meyer, 1870s.
Societycultural heritage

“One Of The Good White Guys — Right?” A German Seeks His Ancestor’s Truth In Tanzania

by Tillman Prüfer and Gabriele Magro November 27, 2024
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The Fight To Save Tunisia’s Ancient Troglodyte Villages

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aerial view of the former villa of Reich Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels near Brandenburg's Bogensee lake
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Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Is Also A “Semantic War” — Here’s How To Fight Back

by Oleksandr Solonko October 23, 2024
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by Worldcrunch March 5, 2024May 22, 2025
Abdul Wahid shows a manuscript from the 14th century at his house in Timbuktu, North of Mali.
Societyhistory

A Future For Timbuktu’s Ancient Books? Conservation And Digitization

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank August 20, 2024
Yadira Rachel Vargas, the founder of Rizo Libre
Societymotherhood

Free Curls In Cuba: An Afro Hairstyle Revival Of Identity And Politics — And Fashion

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra May 22, 2024
Man in front of the notorious disfigured Christ mural inside a chapel in Borja​
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Holy Mess! Spain’s Disfigured Christ Mural Remains A Hit With Tourists

by Alidad Vassigh August 16, 2022May 22, 2025
Photo of a row of houseboats floating on the Nile in Cairo, Egypt
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Denied The Nile: Aboard Cairo’s Historic Houseboats Facing Destruction

by Worldcrunch January 9, 2024
Greta Thunberg at a protest in Sweden
Rue Ameloteducation

Ancient Greek, Greta Thunberg And The Gift Of Education

by Irene Caselli January 4, 2024
Notre Dame burning on April 15
Ideasculture

Notre Dame: An Evolving Symbol Of France Is Bound To Live On

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Uber view; 14th Street, NW, Washington DC
In The Newswashington

Gentrification Reflections, An Uber Day In Washington D.C.

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In front of Jerusalem's Damascus Gate in May 2018
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Can Middle East Diplomacy Help UNESCO Preserve Itself?

by Abdelkader Bouhabila November 13, 2023
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In The Newstourism

Our Lady Too? American Dollars In Paris To Save Notre-Dame

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Tourists visit the House of Slave on Goree Island, Senegal
In The Newsslavery

How UNESCO Got It Wrong In Africa

by Worldcrunch February 22, 2024
Man walking in Aleppo on Dec. 17
Societysyria

Aleppo, A Historic City Of Peace And Commerce Turns To Dust

by Worldcrunch December 20, 2016May 22, 2025
Building Cuzco's new Sheraton hotel
blogunesco

Sheraton Accused Of Building New Hotel On Top Of Inca Ruins

by Worldcrunch July 28, 2016May 20, 2025
Statue of Xuanzang in Xian, China.
Societyhistory

Antiquity Troves In China, When The State Owns Your Backyard

by Worldcrunch October 13, 2015May 23, 2025
Swiss Directions
blogphotography

Swiss Directions

by Bertrand Hauger September 22, 2015May 20, 2025
Bulldozers in Shimen, in China's Hunan Province
Societychina

As China Urbanizes, History Is Lost Forever

by Patrick Randall February 9, 2015May 23, 2025
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Argentine Historian Finds Pope’s Real Birthplace Home

by Bertrand Hauger February 23, 2024
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Ideashistory

Don’t Turn Turkey’s Iconic Hagia Sophia Back Into A Mosque

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Something special
Food / Travelchina

*Tourist Tax* To Enter Ancient River Town In China Sparks Outrage

by Marion Girault-Rime April 13, 2024
Calling the past...
Societyhistory

Bella Mia – Italy Seduces The World But Can’t Bear The Sight Of Itself

by Julie Farrar February 5, 2013May 23, 2025
The tanneries of Fez
Food / Travelpollution

Saving Fez, Morocco’s Imperial Treasure That Risks Fading Away

by Bertrand Hauger December 10, 2024
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