A news article came out today that rescue excavations will commence immediately at the Zhoukoudian Cave Site that is located 50 kilometers SW of Beijing.
According to the report, the excavation will last for 4 months, and is intended not only to shore up a large fracture that has appeared on the ceiling of the cave [...]
Archive for June 25th, 2009
Zhoukoudian Locality 1 in danger of collapse!
Posted in Archaeology, China, News Articles of Interest, Preservation, Rescue/Salvage Archaeology, World Heritage Sites, tagged Archaeology, Boston University, Collapse, destruction, Erosion, Excavation, Fire, Hominids, Locality 1, Micromorphology, Paleoanthropology, Paul Goldberg, Peking Man, Rescue, Salvation, World Heritage Site, Zhoukoudian on 25/06/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Even more SAVE KASHGAR Facebook and Petition Initiatives
Posted in Different Perspectives, Preservation, World Heritage Sites, cultural heritage, tagged Facebook, Initiative, Kashgar, Petition, SAFE, UNESCO, World Heritage on 25/06/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just got wind of yet another set of initiatives aimed at garnering attention and awareness of the ongoing demolition of Old Kashgar that has been in the news lately (if you’ve been paying attention to the side headlines in your national newspaper).
HERE is yet another “SAVE KASHGAR” Facebook group that posts some interesting events coming [...]
