ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Earthen Architectural Heritage (ISCEAH)

Call for Expressions of Interest:  11th Terra Conference – 2012
 
Statement of Purpose:  The International Scientific Committee on Earthen Architectural Heritage (ISCEAH) is issuing this Call for Expressions of Interest to find organizations and countries to promote, host, run and administer the next international conference known as “Terra”.  The Terra conference, which occurs every three to [...]

WAC suggests study on competing claims for impact of roads on Tara

Following its sixth and largest ever meeting in Dublin (29 June-4 July 2008), the World Archaeological Congress has commissioned a study into the competing claims surrounding road-building at the historical site of Tara in Co Meath, Ireland.
“Tara has significance far beyond Ireland itself,” said Professor Claire Smith, President of the World Archaeological Congress. [...]

WAC calls for World Archaeology Day

The World Archaeological Congress has called upon UNESCO to declare a World Archaeology Day.
Professor Smith, President of the World Archaeological Congress, said

“The idea of a World Archaeology Day was proposed by colleagues from Africa, an area of the world where cultural heritage is under dire threat from looting, tourism and government neglect”
A [...]