Conflict provides cover for art theft and trafficking—as war rages on, archaeological sites are pillaged.
UNESCO
Kairouan is the oldest Islamic city in Africa, holy in its own right and critical for the westward spread of Islam.
Kairouan (from UNESCO)
These images reveal how the Sahara changed from rich grassland to inhospitable desert over thousands of years.
Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus
Images on rocks in the Sahara provide a glimpse into the development of humans in this now barren land.
Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus (Libya)
Kairouan was an important early Islamic city in north Africa. Marble and porphyry columns flank its Great Mosque.
Kairouan (from UNESCO)
Doors to the afterlife, Etruscan tombs were happily decorated. But as war increased, that began to change.
Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia (from ...
The Siq, Petra’s canyon entrance, is cracking. The cliffs threaten to fall, and scientists race to find a solution.
Petra: UNESCO Siq Project
From temples on the east bank of the Nile to the Valley of the Kings, Thebes was a wonder of Egyptian Civilization.
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
In the south of England, circles of huge stones rose from the plains.
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