Category: Lost & At Risk Sites
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Berkeley Shellmound
Shellmound & Burial GroundBerkeley, California [Back to List of Endangered Sites] This site is unusual because it no longer exists as a mound, it was leveled and built upon many years ago. The memory of the site has been preserved and the City of Berkeley has honored the site by designating iLandmark status to the…
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Rebuild Afghanistan’s Buddhas?
Afghanistan’s Great Bamiyan Buddha’s were blown to pieces in 2001 by the Taliban and ever since there has been speculation about whether they should be rebuilt. UNESCO, which oversees this World Heritage Site, recently asked restorers to build a platform to protect visitors from any rocks that fall from the niche where the Buddhas once…