Safeguarding an endangered cultural heritage

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Asia Minor Research Centre documents state of cultural monuments in the region in Turkey hit by earthquakes

One of the three columns on the burial mound of Karakus (right) - in which membe
One of the three columns on the burial mound of Karakus (right) - in which members of the Commagenian royal family were buried in the late 1st century BCE - was toppled during the earthquake in south-eastern Turkey. The picture on the left shows the column still standing. © Mehmet Alkan / Asia Minor Research Centre

The images of the massive earthquakes which occurred in south-eastern Turkey on February 6 are shocking. After a good two months, the extent of the devastation is still not fully clear. Thousands of people lost their lives. In view of the acute humanitarian catastrophe, issues relating to the protection of cultural objects did not have priority. It is already clear today, however, that the earthquakes inflicted considerable damage on numerous ancient and medieval monuments. ...

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