Fikardou is a medieval village that is at risk of disappearance. A team from Cyprus University have employed an innovative way to preserve the village by 3D scanning it. Fikardou…
On April 25 Venice implemented its experimental €5 tourist tax for day visitors. The tax is directed towards curbing the city’s over-tourism problem and projecting the World Heritage site. However,…
Disaster struck the former stock exchange building in Copenhagen, Denmark. The building is one of the oldest structures in the city. The building was undergoing extensive restoration for the occasion…
On the behest of Cecilie Hollberg, director of Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence’s attorney office has filed a series of court cases, citing Italy’s landmark cultural heritage code. However, experts question the…
France and Germany have launched a €2.1 million fund to finance research over three years whether African artefacts in French and German national museums were justly obtained. This may conclude…
Scientists have recently discovered traces of extraterrestrial iron in the Villena treasure. The iron is believed to come from a meteorite that crashed into Earth about a million years ago.…
Architectural conservationists oppose plans to replace undamaged stained glass windows at Notre Dame with new designs, following the fire five years ago. Thousands have signed a petition against the Macron-backed…
As the winter chill blankets Northern Europe, the Netherlands, Germany, and Iceland come alive with enchanting Christmas traditions that are as unique as the snowflakes that fall gently upon their…
A team of archaeologists excavating in South-West Spain have discovered a Bronze or Iron Age stela. A stela is a funerary slab with cravings representing an important individual. The unique…
Last year archaeologists discovered a distressing grave of a female vampire in Poland. Now they have uncovered another child vampire’s grave close to the previous one. The child was found…