The restoration of the Roman Colosseum is set to begin in March. The controversial project will be paid for with private funds, in exchange for advertising rights. “You can do wonderful restoration works but you haven’t yet tackled the things that will continue to cause damage and this is an issue at the level of the […]

In Cambodia, archaeologists are conserving and reassembling the twelfth-century Buddhist temple and monastic complex of Banteay Chhmar, which was built by Jayavarman VII some 100 miles away from his capital at Angkor. “It’s peaceful and quiet here, like it used to be at Angkor. This is a real site,” said JohnSanday, who is leading the […]