Reactions and comments on two articles that have recently come out, one in the British newspaper, The Telegraph, and the other just today in the New York Times have garnerd a great deal of public opinion.
Trolling the comments pages is fascinating because it allows us to guage how the general public feels about these issues, [...]
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Reactions to the Chinese mission to inspect Chinese antiquities in foreign museum collections
Posted in China, Different Perspectives, Lost Cultural Relics Recovery Program, News Articles of Interest, Ongoing, Opinions, cultural heritage, looting, tagged America, Britain, Cultural Relics, debate, Europe, looting, Museums, New York Times, Public Opinions, The Telegraph on 18/12/2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Giant Buddhas
Posted in Archaeology, General, World Heritage Sites, tagged Bamyan Buddhas, Center for Archaeology, Columbia, Documentary, DVD, Video on 12/11/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Check out THIS 2005 documentary film about the Bamyan Buddhas.
It’s been out for a while, but I figured I’d draw your attention to it, since Columbia University’s Center for Archaeology recently hosted a discussion panel about it. It’s a good introduction to some of the problems facing archaeological sites in Central Asia.
It’s also available [...]
Busy, busy, busy…
Posted in Uncategorized on 05/09/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sorry for not posting recently. It’s been a busy month. Regular posting will resume by mid-September.
- Chiarch
For all of you who have FACEBOOK
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Awareness, Central Asia, Facebook, Kashgar, Petition on 09/06/2009 | Leave a Comment »
For all of you who are interested in the Kashgar situation and want to become involved in trying to raise awareness of the ongoing loss of cultural heritage in Central Asia, join the Facebook cause SAVE KASHGAR, and also sign the PETITION aimed at getting the govt. of the PRC to release more information about [...]
SAFECORNER POST
Posted in Uncategorized on 29/05/2009 | Leave a Comment »
YAY! Check out the article co-written with SAFE (Saving Antiquities for Everyone) founder HERE, at SAFECORNER! It’s about the Kashgar situation!
I also wrote another version that is slightly less politically sensitive…. that’s coming up soon. For now though, enjoy SAFECORNER, and stay tuned for more archaeological community reaction the Kashgar sitch.
