[Article] Historian advocates joint control of border heritage sites.

January 23, 2011 | The Nation by Supalak Ganjanakhundee

Countries in the Mekong River basin and the Dangrek Mountain range should consider creating a trans-boundary world heritage site of cultural and natural resources to end their border conflicts, prominent historian Charnvit Kasetsiri proposed over the weekend.
Speaking at a seminar "Our Boundaries, Our Asean Neighbours" on Friday, Charnvit said countries in the region had a lot of cultural and natural heritage left by ancestors centuries ago, some of which were sources of conflict.
Thailand and Cambodia have been at loggerheads over the Hindu temple of Preah Vihear for half a century. The proposal by Cambodia to list the ruined temple as a World Heritage site in 2008 fuelled conflict between the neighbouring countries.
A group of Thai nationalists want the government to block Cambodia's attempt to run Preah Vihear and kick a Khmer community out of the area adjacent to the temple.
A ruling by the International Court of Justice in 1962 found that Preah Vihear was situated in territory under the sovereignty of Cambodia.
Bangkok said it respected the court's ruling but argued that the temple's vicinity and even the land where the temple sits belongs to Thailand.
Preah Vihear temple was listed as a World Heritage site in 2008 but the Thai government, with strong support from nationalist groups, opposed its management plan. The two countries remain in conflict and seem to have no way to settle their differences.
Charnvit proposed what he is calling a "Mixed Cultural and Natural Mekong-Dangrek World Heritage" as a model to end the conflict.
There were some examples in the world, he said, where trans-border World Heritage sites had been possible, citing the Iguazu waterfalls - the world's largest - which are situated on the border of Argentina and Brazil.

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[Article] Recently Discovered Prehistoric Site Already Sacred.

January 18, 2011 | Jakarta Globe by Aidi Yursal

Medan. A recently discovered megalithic site and a mass grave in South Sumatra is now regarded as sacred and the land on which it was found as holy ground by the villagers of Segayun in the Gumay Ulu district of Lahat.
The South Sumatra Archaeology Center has said it would first need to coordinate with the Segayun villagers, who are defending the site as their own protected land, before any excavation could begin or survey plans could materialize.
A researcher for the center, Kristantina Indriastuti, suggested on Tuesday that the site was a prehistoric residential area, judging by a statue of half a human body found 30 meters away from the grave.
“The site was discovered in the middle of a one-hectare coffee plantation owned by Segayun resident Thamrin,” Kristantina told the Jakarta Globe.
She confirmed that a team of researchers would soon be sent to study the site, adding that she believed the villagers of Segayun would never allow any harm to come it. 

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[Article] Volcanic mud threatens Prambanan Temple.

17 jan. 2011 | The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta by Slamet Susanto

Powerful flows of volcanic mud carried by rivers from Mount Merapi that have destroyed bridges, houses, farmlands and other structures along river banks also pose a threat to the Prambanan Temple.
The famous Hindu temple complex, located in Prambanan on the border of Yogyakarta and
Central Java provinces, sits 100 meters from the banks of the Opak River, a confluence of the Petit Opak and Gendol Rivers that flow from Mt. Merapi.
Prambanan, a ninth-century Hindu temple compound — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia and one of the largest Hindu temples in Southeast Asia.
In 1006, large eruptions on Mt. Merapi covered the Buddist temple of Borobudur in Magelang, Central Java, in ash, where it lay hidden for centuries under ash and jungle growth.
An  official from the Volcanic Technology Development and Research Center (BPPTK) in Yogyakarta, Dewi S. Sayudi, said the threat to Prambanan was immense because the upper streams of both the Opak and Gendol Rivers carried large amounts of volcanic debris from the 2010 Mt. Merapi eruptions.
“The lahar that we have seen so far is just the tip. The flows carry only a small portion of the thick layers of volcanic debris from the slopes of Merapi,” Dewi said recently.
The eruptions in October and November, Merapi’s most powerful in a century, were estimated to
have spewed more than 150 million cubic meters of volcanic debris consisting of large rocks, stones, sand and ash.

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Yogyakarta’s Temples in the Firing Line of Lahar Floods
18 jan. 2011 | The Jakarta Globe by Candra Malik

Yogyakarta. Lahar, the cold volcanic debris flowing down the slopes of Mount Merapi, is not only threatening houses and infrastructure but also archeological sites, a geologist said on Tuesday.
Subandrio, head of the Volcano Investigation and Technology Development Institution (BPPTK), said a team of geologists and archaeologists was evaluating the physical condition of temples located near the paths of the lahar runoff from Merapi.
“According to a letter from the Archaeological Heritage Conservation Center of Central Java, we have to give particular attention to the safety of Prambanan Temple and other temples in the complex,” he said.

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[Article] Architectural heritage crumbles.

January, 10 2011 | Viet Nam News

THUA THIEN HUE — Historic buildings in two localities that functioned as commercial port towns during the Nguyen dynasty are in a severely dilapidated condition.
The Bao Vinh Town, which hosted a busy port in 18th century, had 39 old buildings standing at the end of the American War.
Meanwhile, Gia Hoi, a bustling port town in early 19th century, had 140 old buildings featuring traditional Vietnamese, Chinese as well as French colonial architecture.
These buildings have been so badly damaged by the rampant urbanisation of last two decades, that only 15 of them still stand in Bao Vinh, while Gia Hoi has 55.
Residents complain that they are caught in a bind. One the one hand, they cannot repair their houses to make them safe or expand it to meet their needs because authorities have banned such actions. On the other hand, the authorities themselves have taken no action to preserve the old buildings.
"Many old houses in Bao Vinh are in ruin and vulnerable to floods and hard weather," said Nguyen Van Bon, chairman of Huong Vinh Commune.
A conservation project to protect the two towns was set up by Thua Thien Hue Province in 2003, but only three houses were repaired with funds from the French Parliament. In Gia Hoi, one pagoda had its gate and entrance restored.
Experts have called on authorities to act before it is too late.

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Safe as houses? This unique two-storey wooden house in Gia Hoi Old Town is in a bad shape, but local authorities remain unsure how best to protect it. — VNA/VNS Photo Thai Loc

[Article] Mrauk U Pagodas Damaged by Railroad Construction.

November 24, 2010  | By Khin Oo Thar

The on-going construction of the Sittwe-Amm-Minbu railroad is damaging important cultural heritage sites in Mrauk U, a well-known site of ancient pagodas and buildings in Arakan State, according to concerned local residents.
"Although we have called for an end to this project, they haven't complied,” a Mrauk U resident told The Irrawaddy. He said damage to some pagodas has been covered over with earth. The railroad construction started on Nov. 7.
The construction project has resulted in damage or destruction of ancient pagodas, stupas, walls, strongholds, religious libraries, moats, and city walls, said local sources.
"Their biggest concern is people who might take pictures or videos of this destruction," said one observer.
Local influential residents, monks and members of the public have submitted a formal request to local authorities to stop the construction, but the project has continued unabated, sources said.

On Tuesday, a letter was sent to the cultural minister with a copy to Snr-Gen Than Shwe and regional authorities, said a local monk.
"It is not only about destruction of our ancient heritage but also our own religious structures. It's a shame for us as Buddhist, destroying Buddha images and pagodas," he told The Irrawaddy.

rauk U is a well-known site of ancient pagodas and buildings in Arakan State. (Source: http://www.routard.com)

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[Programme] IIAS Summer Programme.

Heritage Conserved and Contested: Asian and European Perspectives

19 - 26 June 2011. Leiden, The Netherlands.

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Registration is now open! Registration closes on the 15th of January 2011

This first Summer Programme in Asian Studies aims to shed light on the various definitions, interests, and practices associated with the question of cultural heritage in Asia and Europe
The programme aims at Master’s and doctoral students incorporating heritage issues in their work.
Research specialists from various academic backgrounds (social anthropology, history, archaeology, conservation studies including cultural resource management) will combine their expertise to provide participants with an intensive - yet interactive - experience. The theme of cultural heritage touches upon a wide array of knowledge forms and traditions (inc luding those of local actors) while it also links theoretical frameworks with applied and policy-relevant knowledge and action.

The programme will be run by two world-renown scholars in the fields of cultural heritage theory and cultural Asian history, respectively : Prof. Michael Herzfeld (Harvard University) and Prof. Nira Wickramasinghe (Leiden University).

 To see the key questions associated with cultural heritage that arise most frequently : click here.

For information and registration, please visit www.summerprogramme.asia

[Article] Thang Long royal citadel archaeological site closed.

04/11/2010 | VietNamNet Bridge | By PV.

As of November 3, the archaeological site at 18 Hoang Dieu, Hanoi, has been closed to preserve the relics. Since early October, when the site was opened for public on the occasion of Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary, it welcomed nearly 500,000 visitors.

 

Nguyen Van Son, director of the Centre for Preservation of Co Loa and Hanoi Citadels, said that on average around 30,000 people a day visited the relic during the 10-day anniversary. After that, the site hosted 2000-3000 people a day.
Because of the mass number of people visiting the site, some works need repairs, Son said.
The archaeological site at 18 Hoang Dieu closed on November 3, but the royal citadel will still be opened for visitors until the end of 2010.
During the Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary, visitors had a chance to see some of the relics which are preserved status quo at 18 Hoang Dieu and many outstanding archaeological objects.
UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee on August 1 recognized the Thang Long Royal Citadel as a World Heritage.

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[Article] Volcanic Ash a Threat to Borobudur.

October 29, 2010 | The Jakarta Globe | by Associated Press

A worker dusting volcanic ash off a statue at Borobudur temple. Volcanic ash is threatening one of Indonesia's most popular tourist attractions, officials said on Friday. (Antara Photo)

Yogyakarta. Volcanic ash that has fallen like heavy rain onto a 9th-century temple complex is threatening one of Indonesia's most popular tourist attractions, officials said Friday.
Parts of the famed Borobudur temples have been closed to the public so workers can clean off the blanket of white ash from Mount Merapi, which began erupting Tuesday.
Antiquities experts are concerned the acidic soot will speed the decay of the stones, said Marsis Sutopo, head of the temple conservation office.
Visitors can still enter the outside yard to the temples but won't be able to go inside the gates until at least next week, officials said. A Mahakarya Borobudur traditional dance performance will go on as scheduled Saturday.

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[Article] Angkor Wat under threat.

17 October 2010 | The Phnom Penh Post | Keeley Smith (additional reporting by Rann Reuy)

An international heritage conservancy has warned that the Angkor Wat temple complex faces “critical” threats in the form of heavy traffic and inefficient conservation techniques.
A report released by the Global Heritage Fund also said the fact that many tourism-related businesses were foreign-owned made it difficult for Siem Reap residents to benefit economically from the temples.
“Hundreds of thousands of visitors climb over the ruins of Angkor every year causing heavy deterioration of original Khmer stonework,” says the report, which is titled “Saving Our Heritage: Safeguarding Cultural Sites Around the World”.
According to the report, the number of visitors to Angkor Wat has increased by 188 percent since 2000, from 840,000 to 2,420,000 in 2009.
An Apsara Authority official said last week that Angkor Wat had seen a 24-percent increase in foreign tourists in the first nine months of 2010 compared with the same period last year.
“Mass tourism is overrunning the fragile archaeology site, with millions every year climbing unabated on the monuments,” said GHF Executive Director Jeff Morgan.
The report also says that the temples have been threatened by rapid development in Siem Reap, and that Bayon temple has already borne the brunt of this trend.
“The nearby sprawl of hotels and restaurants is sapping the region’s local aquifer, which has caused the Bayon Temple’s 54 towers to sink into the ground,” it states.
Morgan said that while the Apsara Authority, the government body tasked with managing the temple complex, and UNESCO had taken positive steps towards ensuring the temples were maintained, they did not have a presence at many heritage sites elsewhere in the country.
“Other provinces have little support for heritage preservation [in a situation] typical of most developing countries,” Morgan said.
Mao Loa, director of the Apsara Authority’s Department of Monuments and Preventive Archaeology at the Angkor Wat temple complex, said she had not seen the report, but that the body would be receptive to feedback on the management of the complex.
“We always wait to see constructive criticisms; we need them to raise straight points,” she said.
She agreed that more conservation efforts were needed outside Angkor Wat. In 2004, she said, Apsara expanded from five departments to 14 in a bid to expand its reach, but some pressing conservation issues remain unaddressed.

Who benefits?
Despite rapid development fuelled by a rising number of visitors, much tourism-related revenue – which the report pegged at US$436 million last year – is not going to locals, the report states.

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[Photo by Roger Mitton/Angkorian-era ruins of Banteay Chhmar temple in Banteay Meanchey province.]

[Article] Majapahit Site Left Neglected.

Friday, 17 September, 2010 | TEMPO Interactive | WIB | Muhammad Taufik

Mojokerto : Nothing more can be done to prevent the damage to the ancient site of the Majapahit Information Center Museum in Trowulan, Mojokerto, East Java, by rain and erosion.
Terob, which is used to protect the site, has been damaged and repaired several times until it spent hundreds of millions of Rupiah.
“Rather than waste money to repair terob, the fund would be of better use to build the museum,” said the Director of Archaelogical Heritage at the Department of Culture and Tourism, Yunus Satrio Atmojo, yesterday.
The four excavated sites with a depth of 1-2 meter are submerged in water and polluted with dirt due to the high intensity of rain.

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[Atelier] French-Japanese Workshop on Science for Conservation of Cultural Heritage

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 Les 4 et 5 novembre 2010 à l’Auditorium Marie Curie, CNRS, 
3 Michel Ange, 75016 Paris.
Voir : www.c2rmf.fr/...

La Société Japonaise pour le Patrimoine de la Science (JSPS), le Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication et le Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) organisent « French-Japanese Workshop on Science for Conservation of Cultural Heritage ».
L'objectif du colloque est de promouvoir les collaborations entre la France et le Japon dans le domaine de la recherche scientifique appliquée à la connaissance de l'art et de sa conservation.

Deux axes principaux seront ainsi développés:
1 - Examens et analyses
2 - Conservation - Restauration.

15 Orateurs sont invités, pour voir le programme de la conférence cliquez ici.

L'inscription est gratuite, mais obligatoire pour des raisons pratiques et logistiques. La date limite d'inscription est le 15 octobre 2010. Pour vous inscrire cliquez ici.

Nous serions très heureux de vous compter parmi nous à l'occasion de cet événement que nous pensons être important pour une meilleure compréhension et diffusion de la Science.

[Article] India to renovate 11th century Shiva Temple in Laos.

Friday 10th September, 2010 | Laos News.Net (ANI)

India has agreed to renovate the Vat Phou or Wat Phou temple complex in southern Laos as part of deepening cultural and historical ties which have existed between the two countries for more than 2000 years.
Wat Phou is a ruined Khmer temple complex in southern Laos. It is located at the base of Mount Phu Kao near the Mekong river in Champasak province. There was a temple on the site as early as the sixth century. The summit of Phu Kao is like Linga, the phallic symbol of Shiva, thus giving it the more popular name, Lingaparvat.
"It is an ongoing restoration project which started in 2009. The work restarts again after the end of rainy season in Lao. It will take seven years for completion of the project. It will also help us to understand common cultural heritage of Lao," Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Vijaya Latha Reddy.

(Image : by magical-world on Flickr. Some rights reserved.)

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[Article] Crumbling relics slip through the cracks.

July, 31 2010 | Viet Nam News

Crumbling majesty: A file photo shows the interior of the Giac Vien Pagoda in HCM City. The pagoda has suffered heavy encroachment from nearby developments and wear and tear over many years. — File Photo

HCM CITY — Overgrown with wild grass and weeds, a group of old tower tombs standing in front of an early 19th century pagoda has become a dump site for waste from surrounding households.
The Giac Vien Pagoda in HCM City's District 11, one of the oldest pagodas in the city, has suffered heavy encroachment and damage for many years.
Things are not much better inside the pagoda. Woodworm-infested pillars stand in the main hall and the tiled roofs are in a state of collapse, says Thich Hue Thanh, a monk who has lived in the pagoda for 34 years.
The road leading to the pagoda is constantly flooded during the rainy season and some places inside become drenched when it rains because of leaking roofs, Thanh says.
"State agencies should quickly restore the pagoda to preserve its original architecture and historical value. Because it is a national relic, the pagoda is prevented from undertaking the restoration work on its own," he said.

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[Article] Restoring history through art.

16 July 2010 | The Phnom Penh Post | Peter Olszewski

A restorer painstakingly fixes a painting at Bakong. [Photo by: Peter Olszewski]

It’s a magic morning at the Bakong temple grounds, with the prodigious Khmer tower framed by blue sky, and a riot of purple bougainvillea blooming at its base.

Cows graze on rich green grass beside the mirror-surfaced moat, monks chant in their monastery and, in the almost ruined Prasat Wat Bakong, work hums as a team of restorers patiently re-render the many religious wall paintings.

While almost all of the restoration at the Angkor temples revolves around the ancient Khmer edifices, at Bakong there is also a restoration team working on 20th century buildings in the complex – the “working” monasteries as such.

Some of these monasteries in Cambodia are festooned with dozens of brightly rendered religious wall paintings highlighting often lurid scenes from the life of Buddha and the Jatakas (tales of the previous lives of the Buddha). Often, however, these paintings are overlooked or dismissed as kitsch, unworthy of being classified as serious art. Some of the more gruesome paintings, sort of Bosch-gone-Buddhist renderings, are often rejected as grotesqueries.

But that’s not the viewpoint of Restaurateurs Sans Frontiere, a cultural NGO established in 1981 that began work at the Bakong site in 2007 at the instigation of Dr Vittorio Roveda, co-author of the book Buddhist Painting in Cambodia.

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[Article] Artefacts unearthed at Bayon temple.

Wednesday, 09 June 2010 15:01 | The Phnom Penh Post | Rann Reuy

Siem Reap Province - Archaeologists from Cambodia and Japan have recovered an assortment of nearly 1,000 items.

CAMBODIAN and Japanese archaeologists have since January unearthed about 1,000 artefacts buried beneath Bayon temple in Angkor Thom, according to a report released Tuesday during a conference concerning conservation efforts in the Angkor Wat temple complex.
The findings include pieces of gold, hardware, tools and religious relics, according to the report, released as part of the 19th Technical Committee meeting of the International Coordinating Committee for the Safeguarding and Development of the Historic Site of Angkor, which concludes today.
Kou Vet, chief of the archaeological unit for Japan-Apsara Safeguarding Angkor, said in a statement that his team had also discovered ceramics thought to have been imported from Thailand, Vietnam and Japan. [...]

 

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Archaeologists point to images detailing artefacts discovered at Bayon temple on Monday, the first day of a twice-yearly conservation meeting in Siem Reap. [Photo by: Rann Reuy]

[Article] Students create virtual-world temple.

3 June 2010 | The Nation | Jirapan Boonnoon

3D technology captures Thai heritage, arts and culture

Internet users can now visit a three-dimensional virtual world of Thailand's past, presenting a new and surprisingly real insight into Thai heritage, arts and culture.
Called 3D Virtual World Heritage Wat Chaiwattanaram, the glimpse into Thailand's history is a joint effort by Kasetsart University, Sun Microsystems and the Inter University Network, UniNet, using Sun Wonderland technology.
Above all else, the project, at niramit.hpcnc.com/WatChaiWatanaram, involves pride in the Thai heritage, by promoting a kind of Internet tourism.
A professor at Kasetsart University's Computer Engineering Department, Putchong Uthayyopas, said the three-dimensional virtual world of Wat Chaiwattanaram had been developed by students of his department.
The Sun Wonderland project, under which it has been developed, provides a Java open-source toolkit for creating collaborative 3D virtual worlds. Users can communicate with high-fidelity immersive audio and share live desktop applications and documents.
The Wonderland system is also completely extensible. Developers and graphic artists can extend its functionality to create entirely new worlds or add new features to existing worlds.
Putchong said the Wat Chaiwattanaram project aimed to investigate the use of a 3D virtual world to recreate a cultural heritage that was in danger of being lost. As it was being hosted by the UniNet infrastructure, it could be used for education. [...Read the full article...]

[Article] RoK institute makes 3D film on Hue’s relic site

2 June 2010 | VNA/VOVNews

The Republic of Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) on May 31 handed over a 3D film on the Ho Quyen relic site in the former imperial city of Hue to the city’s preservation centre.
The 10-minute film reenacts the Ho Quyen royal arena where tiger-elephant fights were staged in the audience of the King and the royal court as an offering ritual dedicated to the God and the Earth, under the Nguyen Dynasty (1558-1775).
Keum Gi Hyung, Director of the RoK Culture Centre in Vietnam, said on half of the RoK Culture Heritage General Authority that he hopes the three-dimensional images revived with Korean advanced technologies will be useful for Vietnam in restoring the lost precious heritages.
On the occasion, the Samsung Vina Electronic Company presented the Hue Preservation Centre with a set of equipment, including a TV LED 3D C800055, a blu-ray 3D reader, a home theatre system, and 3D glasses, to help moviegoers enjoy the film.
The movie, made from February 2009 as part of a cultural heritage preservation project between Vietnam and the RoK, will be screened during the upcoming Hue Festival 2010.

[Article] Preservation plan sought.

May, 28 2010 | Viet Nam News

HA NOI — Ha Noi is now struggling to harmonise the conservation of its heritage with new development projects.

Thang Long Citadel in Ba Dinh District is one of historical places that need preservation. Historians say an archaeological map should be incorporated into the development master plan for Ha Noi to ensure ancient sites are preserved. — VNA/VNS File Photo

Construction of the contentious new road linking Van Cao Street and West Lake has been halted following the unearthing of 1,000-old Ly-Tran and Le dynasty artefacts on Hoang Hoa Tham Street.

Archaeologists said the new road, which engineers were aiming to complete in time for celebrations of the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Ha Noi, ploughed though parts of the old citadel wall which contained priceless artefacts dating back to the dynasties of Nguyen (1802-1945), Le (1428-1788), Tran (1225-1400) and Ly (1010-1225).

"The historical value of the Thang Long citadel is as important as that of the Co Loa citadel built by King An Duong Vuong (about 275BC), which is located in Dong Anh District, some 20km to the north of Ha Noi's centre," said professor Trinh Sinh from the Archaeological Institute.

Professor Vu Van Quan, from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, said construction workers had destroyed a huge part of the old citadel wall.

Road building was halted for three days due to complaints by local residents, but construction work is now continuing.

"It would take archaeologists several months to excavate the site. But the road construction project needs to be completed soon to meet the needs of society," said Nguyen Lan Cuong, deputy general secretary of the Viet Nam Archaeology Association.

The Cultural Heritage Law, first introduced in 2001, was amended and took effect on January 1 this year. It stipulates that construction work must be halted if artefacts of national importance are unearthed and that finds must be reported to the local department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. [... read the full article ...] — VNS

[Article] Fort Tanjong Katong will not be gazetted.

The National Heritage Board (NHB), does not plan to gazette Fort Tanjong Katong for the time being, said the Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts.
This was the reply of Rear Admiral (Radm) Lui Tuck Yew in response to Member of Parliament, Mr Lim Biow Chuan's question on the preservation of Fort Tanjong Katong.
In 2008, then Preservation of Monuments Board (PMB) recommended to keep the archaeological remains of the Fort buried. However, NParks will keep the southeast Caponier, the most significant feature of the Fort, on display.
Minister Lui explained that this is "in line with conservation practice, to protect it from damage by further weathering or human interference."
"As there are considerable costs involved in undertaking full excavations to expose the structures and long term maintenance of such excavated structures, NParks will keep the Fort buried for the time being." [...]

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(Shot taken by Aldwin Teo of Fort Tanjong Katong, Singapore on Aug 26)

Call for Papers – Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development

The new Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development (JCHMSD), is currently considering papers for inclusion in its first issue launching in 2011. The double-blind peer reviewed journal is edited by Ana Pereira Roders, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, and Ron van Oers, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, France. It stimulates and encourages research devoted to the sustainable development of cultural heritage and to the positive contribution of cultural heritage management towards a sustainable environment.

Submissions should be sent by email to the Editors before August 2010 : Ana Pereira Roders & Ron van Oers

 

Coverage includes, but is not limited to:

* Cultural heritage - assessment, management, marketing and publicity, tangible and intangible dimensions

* Sustainable development - preservation, conservation, restoration, rehabilitation, reconstruction, demolition, best practices, unsustainable development and consequent threats e.g. urban developments, large-scale agriculture, mining activity

* Cultural heritage and sustainable development - legislation, Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment, effects of climate change, ecological sustainability, social sustainability, economic sustainability

* The role of research and scholarship

* Teaching & curriculum development

Submission guidelines and more information can be found here.
Website : www.emeraldinsight.com/...