Medieval to modern trade routes: the Silk Road and World Heritage preservation
"The Silk Road is likely to emerge as the most ambitious and expansive international cooperation program for heritage preservation ever...
Medieval to modern trade routes: the Silk Road then and now
“An Incredibly Detailed Map of Medieval Trade Routes” For thousands of years, extensive trade networks crisscrossed the great expanse of...
The tourism tipping point—Venice, Rome, Barcelona, Croatia, and US National Parks
When the economic upside of tourism is threatened by the downside of large numbers of tourists. The UN World Tourism Organization has...
Touring Italy’s gay past and present—a disconnect
Italy has long been an international tourism destination with its spectacular mix of landscapes—the southern Alps, the hills of Tuscany,...
Does Bronze Age lunch equal...brunch? “Glacial archaeology” produces unique, well-preserved finds
One of the most visible physical effects of the global warming is glacial melting across the planet. While one of the most significant...
Water, water, everywhere for your vacation travels
Mountains or the beach—a perennial question for many a vacation planner. But it is not always necessary to have to choose between the...
From country estates to rural villages: importing historic architectural elements
During the American Gilded Age (around the turn of the 20th century), many of the wealthiest industrialists used the construction of...
Paleolithic version of a bear-skin rug?
Archaeological evidence of Paleolithic interior cave design?
Saving Venice, again
The non-profit organization Save Venice was founded in 1966 to counteract the destructive effects of extensive flooding in this historic...
"This was no skirmish between local clans"
Archaeologists working in northeastern Germany discovered evidence of a brutal Bronze Age battle on the banks of the Tollense River. The...