Sep 28 thomwestcott

Historic documents could help recover Benghazi Treasure

Tripoli, 28 September 2013:Documents discovered in Italian archives could help international police to intercept stolen items from the Benghazi Treasu...

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Preserving Berber heritage in Tripolitania
Sep 24 thomwestcott

Preserving Berber heritage in Tripolitania

By Dr Claudio Bencini.Fauglia, Italy, 23 September 2013:A number of Berber heritage sites in Tripolitania has been singled out by Italian NGO the Wadi...

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Developers start to wreck UNESCO World Heritage site
Aug 25 thomwestcott

Developers start to wreck UNESCO World Heritage site

Tripoli, 25 August 2013:Libyan property speculators are sacrificing a two thousand year old necropolis at Cyrene to make way for new building developm...

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Messak Plateau, Fezzan: An endangered natural and human heritage area
Aug 18 Michel Cousins

Messak Plateau, Fezzan: An endangered natural and human heritage area

By Mustafa J. Salem. Tripoli, 18 August 2013: It is over 160 years since the celbrated German explorer, Heinrich Barth, in July 1850 accidently disc...

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Scholarships offer heritage students the chance to study in Italy
Aug 9 thomwestcott

Scholarships offer heritage students the chance to study in Italy

Tripoli, 9 August 2013:Three scholarships are being offered to cultural heritage students in Libya, Egypt and Iraq to enhance their studies with a one...

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Hands-on heritage training for conservators
Jul 11 thomwestcott

Hands-on heritage training for conservators

Tripoli, 11 July 2013:Those responsible for protecting the country’s archaeological treasures have had hands-on experience caring for small artefacts...

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Sabratha checked for earthquake damage
May 16 thomwestcott

Sabratha checked for earthquake damage

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 16 May 2013:A team from the Department of Antiquities today visited the ancient Roman site of Sabratha to see if any damage w...

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Libya still at risk from the plunder and smuggling of antiquities
May 5 thomwestcott

Libya still at risk from the plunder and smuggling of antiquities

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 5 May 2013:The country is still in danger of having its archeological treasures and historic artefacts plundered and smuggled...

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LD 10 million for heritage "is a start"
May 3 thomwestcott

LD 10 million for heritage "is a start"

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli 3 May 2013:The Ministry of Culture has pledged LD 10 million of its budget to the Department of Antiquities, to help preserve...

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Tripoli museum could reopen mid-May
May 1 thomwestcott

Tripoli museum could reopen mid-May

By Tom Westcott and Reem Tombokti.Tripoli, 1 May 2013:Tripoli Museum, which houses many treasures, from prehistoric remains to Roman and Islamic artef...

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