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 Publicado: 05 Mar 2011 18:11 Asunto: Las antigüedades de Líbia en riesgo |
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A raíz del conflicto de protestas de Líbia, las antigüedades de este país también están en riesgo:
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Antiquities at risk in Arab world
LIBYA| Antiquities at risk in Arab world
Category: Archaeology and Politics
March 5, 2011
Though reportedly safe for now, as the tension escalates in Libya, the fate of the country's archaeological heritage is increasingly uncertain, experts say. Meanwhile, in Egypt, threats to national treasures may resurface, after a pause. The last of the foreign archaeologists working in Libya were evacuated Feb. 26, according to Nature News. The 11 archaeologists with the Italian-Libyan Archaeological Mission in the Acacus and Messak are studying ancient archaeology and rock art in the country. Savino di Lernia, head of the team, relayed a message from Salah Agab, chairman of the Libyan Department of Antiquities, that currently the situation was under control and all museums and archaeological sites are safe. But archaeologists fear the chaos and risk of looting poses a threat to the country's ancient archaeological sites, as they have in the recent uprisings in nearby countries such as Egypt. Security is described as "good" at the Libya's five World Heritage sites, including the Roman ruins of Leptis Magna, a prominent coastal city of the Roman Empire about 80 miles east of Tripoli that is renowned for its public monuments, harbour, market-place, storehouses, shops and residential districts. Other World Heritage sites include the ancient Greek archaeological sites of Cyrene; the Phoenician port of Sabratha; the rock-art sites of the Acacus Mountains in the Sahara Desert; and the old town of Ghadamès, an oasis city that has been home to Romans, Berbers and the Byzantine civilization. [...]
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Fuente: thearchaeologicalbox.com: Antiquities at risk in Arab world
En TuTv hay un documental El misterio de la momia negra de hace unos años en que muestra algunos de estos yacimientos. |
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