Heritage conservation is now a growing field of interest among Filipino architects and other professionals, many of whom have realized that our built environment contains few structures less than a hundred years old.
Jamaica is bidding to have reggae music admitted to a list of global cultural treasures worthy of protection.
DAMASCUS, Syria— Islamic State militants destroyed three ancient tower tombs in the central city of Palmyra in the last few...
BAGHDAD — The dimly-lit, dust-caked stacks of the Baghdad National Library hide a treasure of the ages: crinkled, yellowing papers...
As Islamic State group militants advanced toward this monastery perched on a mountain in northern Iraq, the monks rushed to protect a cherished piece of their heritage: Their library of centuries-old Christian manuscripts. Dozens of the handwritten tomes were spirited to safety in nearby Kurdish-ruled areas.