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The vessels in this showcase were discovered in the 1950s in and around a garden in Pompeii that belonged to a caupona at the time of the eruption. Some of the cooking pans showed evidence of having been broken and repaired. Other, smarter pieces were obviously used to serve guests at table.
A collective conservation project between Pompeii and the conservators of the Ashmolean is recording, conserving and restoring the collection. The research is providing a fascinating insight into the mechanics of a Pompeian bar.
Numbers 1-10 and 12-13 are from Pompeii II.1
Numbers 8-9 are from the House of the Lararium of Hercules.
Number 11 is from Pompeii I.9.1, the House of the Beautiful Impluvium.
10. Large Bronze Jug
11. Cooking Pot with 'lapilli' - Fragments of Rock from the Eruption
This brinze cooking jar has been left un-conserved and looks much as it would have done when first excavated. Fragments of pumice from Vesuvius have become corroded to the iron handle around the rim of the pot during the eruption. The bright blue azurite corrosion over the surface of the pot is generally rare in archaeology, but it is typical of bronzes from Pompeii. It was probably caused by high carbon dioxide levels in the extreme chemical conditions of the eruption.
21. Bronze Jug with Strainer Lip
13. Large Bronze Vessel with Decorated Rim
Traces of mineralised organic material suggest that rope or cord was used to carry and perhaps cover the vessel.
A devotee holding his heavy offering to the gods. I thought he was near fainting. N.B. Piercings through his flesh.
New Grove, Mauritius, 2014.
Marion Karl stands at the top of a hill on her property in Cooperstown, N.Y., on May 21, 2015. The hill is part of Karl’s 173 acres in a conservation easement, and she hikes to it almost daily to take in a view of Otsego Lake. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
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sorici, caltabos, sunca, carnati, muraturi / rind, black pudding, bacon, sausages, pickles /
rinde, blutwurst, speck, würstchen, gurken /
croute, boudin noir, bacon, saucisses, conserves au vinaigre, Preparate traditionale romanesti / Traditional romanian food / Rumänischen traditionellen produkten / Produits traditionnels roumains
A worker rests in a hammock. Le Hoang Viet is the head of Enerteam, a privately initiated non-profit organization, arguably the first of its kind in Vietnam, specializing in energy conservation in Ho Chi Minh City. He has devoted all his career to energy saving, a new field in Vietnam, which has yet to attract full attention from the public and the corporate circle in the country. His latest project a gasification project, turns rice husk in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam into fuel used in brick kilns without causing harmful emissions. 21/05/2010, Sa Dec, Vietnam.
Founded in 1906, Mesa Verde National Park was created to conserve and protect the Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites and cliff dwellings within the present-day park on the sides and top of a large tree-covered cuesta, known as Mesa Verde, that rises approximately 1,500 feet (785 meters) above the surrounding canyons and valleys, with rugged canyons cutting through the cuesta, lined with sandstone cliffs and ledges.
The area was inhabited by indigenous people for thousands of years prior to the rise of the Ancestral Puebloan culture, whom developed villages and farmsteads within what is today Mesa Verde National Park beginning around the year 750, with the structures built by the Ancestral Puebloans growing in complexity and durability, especially due to contact with the nearby culture centered around Chaco Canyon. The famous cliff dwellings for which the area is famous, however, were built between approximately 1020 and 1260, especially after a major drought in the region between 1130 and 1180, which led to a major migration of people from Chaco Canyon to Mesa Verde. The people of Chaco Canyon brought their culture, construction techniques, and goods with them, which is evident at archaeological sites on the cuesta.
The area began to depopulate between 1260 and 1285 due to environmental conditions becoming less favorable, with the people of Mesa Verde moving to the lowlands of what is today New Mexico and Arizona, with many founding or joining Pueblo settlements in these regions that still exist today. The stone houses were left to the elements, and were left uninhabited, only remembered by the descendants of the Ancestral Puebloans and the other indigenous groups who called the area home, most notably the Utes.
The ancient ruins were discovered by European-Americans in 1873, and were documented between 1875 and 1888, with various cliff dwellings and archaeological sites being relatively well-preserved and recognizable to explorers, archaeologists, and scientists whom visited the modern-day park. However, the removal of artifacts from the cuesta became a major concern, and efforts began in 1889 to protect the area as a National Park.
The park covers an area of 82 square miles (212 square kilometers), and features multiple Ancestral Puebloan and other indigenous archaeological sites, and was taken from the Ute people, with land being taken from the Utes after the establishment of the park to expand its borders. The park long struggled with proper interpretation and inclusion of the voices of the Puebloan people, whose ancestors built the ancient dwellings and lived at what are today archaeological sites, with work presently ongoing to redress these issues.
The ruins at the park underwent reconstitution and stabilization between 1908 and 1922, with extensive work being done on Spruce Tree House, Cliff Palace, and Sun Temple. Further work was carried out by the New Deal-era Civilian Conservation Corps starting in 1932 and extending through World War II, which included the construction of various park facilities for visitors and staff, and constructing roads atop the cuesta. The Wetherill Mesa ruins, meanwhile, were stabilized with work being carried out between 1958 and 1965, coinciding with the construction of the Far View accommodations atop the cuesta to the east.
The park today features a modern entrance road from US Highway 160, which climbs up the rugged slopes at the north end of the park to the top of the cuesta, stretching across the top of the cuesta to the south, where it connects to various roads that allow visitors to access the overlooks and trails for various cliff dwellings and archaeological sites on Chapin Mesa and Wetherill Mesa. Two areas of tourist accommodation also exist at Far View in the northern section of the park, and the administrative district at Spruce Tree Point at the southern end of the park.
The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966, and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978. Today, the park sees over half a million visitors annually, and continues to preserve and maintain the ancient structures built by the Ancestral Puebloans.
La Cité interdite (Chinois : 故宫; pinyin : gùgōng) est le palais impérial au sein de la Cité impériale de Pékin dont la construction fut ordonnée par Yongle, troisième empereur Ming, et réalisée entre 1407 et 1420. Ce palais, d'une envergure inégalée — il s'étend sur une superficie de 72 ha — fait partie des palais les plus anciens et les mieux conservés de Chine. De nos jours, il est devenu un musée qui conserve les trésors impériaux de la civilisation chinoise ancienne.
Ce site monumental a plusieurs dénominations :
Son nom complet est la « Cité pourpre interdite » (traduction du chinois Zǐjìn Chéng, 紫禁城), en référence à l'étoile nommée Zǐwēi Xīng (紫微星, la petite étoile violette) dans l'astronomie chinoise, c'est-à-dire l'étoile polaire de l'astronomie occidentale. En effet, comme le palais impérial se trouve au centre de Pékin et représentait le centre administratif de l'État, on lui donna un nom évoquant l'étoile qui est au centre de la rotation du firmament céleste.
Le nom le plus courant est « Cité interdite », qui vient du fait qu'en tant que résidence des empereurs chinois, de leurs familles et de ceux qui étaient à leur service, son accès était interdit au peuple.
En Chine actuellement, ce site est le plus souvent appelé Gùgōng (故宫), ce qui signifie « l'ancien palais ».
Le musée qui est actuellement abrité dans ces murs est appelé « Musée du Palais ».
Description
Depuis le début du quinzième siècle, le cœur de Pékin se trouve autour de la Cité interdite, aussi appelée Palais impérial des Ming et des Qing. Il s'agit du plus vaste complexe architectural de Chine : une véritable ville dans la Cité impériale, dans laquelle l'Empereur de Chine et son entourage étaient quasiment assignés à résidence, ne sortant de l'enceinte que dans de très rares occasions.
Elle couvre 72 ha dont 50 ha de jardins, qui s'étendent sur 960 m de long du nord au sud, et de 750 m de large d'est en l'ouest, entourée d'une muraille de 10 m de haut, elle-même cernée d'une douve large de 52 mètres.
La cité compte selon la légende, 9 999 pièces (en réalité, 8704, d'après une enquête menée en 1973). Le chiffre de 9 999, s'explique par le fait que selon la traditon, seules leurs divinités avaient le droit de construire un palais comprenant 10 000 pièces. Les hommes, de ce fait, essayaient ainsi de se rapprocher aussi près que possible de leur idéal de perfection. Le nombre 10 000 représente symboliquement « une infinité dénombrable » en Chine.
La construction de la Cité interdite a duré 14 ans et plus d'un million d'ouvriers réduits à l'esclavage y auraient travaillé. Entre 1420 et 1911, un total de 24 empereurs y ont résidé. Avant 1924, année où elle a été ouverte au public, personne d'autre que l'empereur et sa cour n'avait le droit de s'en approcher ni même de la regarder. Aujourd'hui, la Cité interdite est l'un des sites les plus visités en Chine.
L’architecture a divisé la Cité Interdite en deux parties :
La Cour extérieure (partie sud), constituait la partie officielle de la cité, où le souverain recevait ses ministres et présidait les grandes cérémonies officielles. Elle abrite notamment : la salle de l’Harmonie Suprême (Taihe), la salle de l’Harmonie Parfaite (Zhonghe) et la Salle de l’Harmonie Préservée (Baohe), ainsi que les bâtiments latéraux principaux, dont la salle de la Gloire Littéraire (Wenhua) et la Salle des Prouesses Militaires (Wuying).
Elle est parcourue d'ouest en est par une rivière artificielle dénommée Jinshui He (c'est-à-dire : la « Rivière aux Eaux d'Or ») provennant d'une dérivation des douves et servant aussi bien de décoration que de réservoir d'eau en cas d'incendie. Son rôle à également pour but de servir de dernier rempart symbolique protégeant la Salle de l'Harmonie Suprême.
La cour intérieure (partie nord), formait la partie privée, et servait donc aussi bien de cabinet de travail pour l’empereur, que d’appartements à la famille impériale et aux concubines. Elle comprend surtout le palais de la Pureté Céleste (Qianqing), la salle de l’Union (Jiaotai) et le palais de la Tranquillité Terrestre (Kunning), qui sont entourés respectivement par les « six Palais de l’Est » et les « Six Palais de l’Ouest ».
Construction (1406-1420) :
Le lieu où se trouve la cité interdite faisait partie de la cité impériale mongole Khanbalik depuis la dynastie Yuan. Quand la dynastie Ming lui succéda, Hongwu le premier empereur transféra la capitale à Nankin, en 1369, et ordonna que le palais mongol soit rasé. Son fils Zhu Di fut nommé Prince de Yan, et s’établit à Pékin. Un palais princier fut construit dans cette ville. En 1402, Zhu Di renversa son neveu Jianwen et devint empereur sous le nom de Yongle. La capitale retourna à Pékin.
La construction de la Cité Interdite commença en 1406, sur les plans d'architectes en chef comme : Cai Xin et d'un eunuque annamite Ruan An, assistés des ingénieurs en chef que furent Kuai Xiang et Lu Xiang. Les travaux durèrent 14 années en mobilisant environ 200 000 ouvriers. L’axe principal du nouveau palais est tracé à l’est de l’ancien palais des Yuan, dans l’intention de « tuer » l’ancien emplacement à l’ouest, selon les principes feng shui. De même, la terre issue de l’excavation des douves a été amassée au nord du palais pour créer une colline artificielle, la colline du parc Jingshan (surnommée la Colline de Charbon), protégeant le palais de la mauvaise influence du nord.
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Founded in 1906, Mesa Verde National Park was created to conserve and protect the Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites and cliff dwellings within the present-day park on the sides and top of a large tree-covered cuesta, known as Mesa Verde, that rises approximately 1,500 feet (785 meters) above the surrounding canyons and valleys, with rugged canyons cutting through the cuesta, lined with sandstone cliffs and ledges.
The area was inhabited by indigenous people for thousands of years prior to the rise of the Ancestral Puebloan culture, whom developed villages and farmsteads within what is today Mesa Verde National Park beginning around the year 750, with the structures built by the Ancestral Puebloans growing in complexity and durability, especially due to contact with the nearby culture centered around Chaco Canyon. The famous cliff dwellings for which the area is famous, however, were built between approximately 1020 and 1260, especially after a major drought in the region between 1130 and 1180, which led to a major migration of people from Chaco Canyon to Mesa Verde. The people of Chaco Canyon brought their culture, construction techniques, and goods with them, which is evident at archaeological sites on the cuesta.
The area began to depopulate between 1260 and 1285 due to environmental conditions becoming less favorable, with the people of Mesa Verde moving to the lowlands of what is today New Mexico and Arizona, with many founding or joining Pueblo settlements in these regions that still exist today. The stone houses were left to the elements, and were left uninhabited, only remembered by the descendants of the Ancestral Puebloans and the other indigenous groups who called the area home, most notably the Utes.
The ancient ruins were discovered by European-Americans in 1873, and were documented between 1875 and 1888, with various cliff dwellings and archaeological sites being relatively well-preserved and recognizable to explorers, archaeologists, and scientists whom visited the modern-day park. However, the removal of artifacts from the cuesta became a major concern, and efforts began in 1889 to protect the area as a National Park.
The park covers an area of 82 square miles (212 square kilometers), and features multiple Ancestral Puebloan and other indigenous archaeological sites, and was taken from the Ute people, with land being taken from the Utes after the establishment of the park to expand its borders. The park long struggled with proper interpretation and inclusion of the voices of the Puebloan people, whose ancestors built the ancient dwellings and lived at what are today archaeological sites, with work presently ongoing to redress these issues.
The ruins at the park underwent reconstitution and stabilization between 1908 and 1922, with extensive work being done on Spruce Tree House, Cliff Palace, and Sun Temple. Further work was carried out by the New Deal-era Civilian Conservation Corps starting in 1932 and extending through World War II, which included the construction of various park facilities for visitors and staff, and constructing roads atop the cuesta. The Wetherill Mesa ruins, meanwhile, were stabilized with work being carried out between 1958 and 1965, coinciding with the construction of the Far View accommodations atop the cuesta to the east.
The park today features a modern entrance road from US Highway 160, which climbs up the rugged slopes at the north end of the park to the top of the cuesta, stretching across the top of the cuesta to the south, where it connects to various roads that allow visitors to access the overlooks and trails for various cliff dwellings and archaeological sites on Chapin Mesa and Wetherill Mesa. Two areas of tourist accommodation also exist at Far View in the northern section of the park, and the administrative district at Spruce Tree Point at the southern end of the park.
The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966, and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978. Today, the park sees over half a million visitors annually, and continues to preserve and maintain the ancient structures built by the Ancestral Puebloans.
we had so much pumpkin this year we did not know how to consume so much... so we made conserves, spiced with cinnamon, ready to use in pancakes, bread, cakes...
Kumquat Marmalade, confiture, citrus, fortunella, kumquat, 金橘, 桔子, fruit preserves, conserve, jam, canning, pectin
The earth has plenty of water; in fact, 71% of the earth is covered with it. Of that 71%, however, less than 10% is drinkable. With these statistics in mind, it is no wonder environmentalists want to conserve water. Here are 25 ways you can conserve water in your home.
1. Check pipes and faucets for leaks. This is probably the easiest thing you can do to conserve water in your home and save 20 or more gallons per day.
2. Your water meter is a good way to check for leaks. Read your water meter and write down the number. Do not use any water for at least two hours and then go back to check the meter again. If the readings are different, you have a water leak.
3. Install water saving toilets for your home. Each time you flush the toilet, it uses five to seven gallons of water. However, a water saving toilet uses only one and a half gallons with each flush.
4. Install low-flow showerheads that use less than 2.5 gallons of water per minute compared with the usual 5 to 10 gallons.
5. Take shorter showers. Get wet, lather up and then turn the water on to rinse.
6. Turn the water off when brushing your teeth. Fill a glass with water and rinse.
7. Insulate your water pipes. Water will heat quicker so you do not have to run the water as long for it to get hot.
8. Make sure your dishwasher and clothes washer are full before starting them. This means you will need fewer loads.
9. Do not pre-rinse the dishes before placing them in the dishwasher.
10. Avoid the permanent press
Founded in 1906, Mesa Verde National Park was created to conserve and protect the Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites and cliff dwellings within the present-day park on the sides and top of a large tree-covered cuesta, known as Mesa Verde, that rises approximately 1,500 feet (785 meters) above the surrounding canyons and valleys, with rugged canyons cutting through the cuesta, lined with sandstone cliffs and ledges.
The area was inhabited by indigenous people for thousands of years prior to the rise of the Ancestral Puebloan culture, whom developed villages and farmsteads within what is today Mesa Verde National Park beginning around the year 750, with the structures built by the Ancestral Puebloans growing in complexity and durability, especially due to contact with the nearby culture centered around Chaco Canyon. The famous cliff dwellings for which the area is famous, however, were built between approximately 1020 and 1260, especially after a major drought in the region between 1130 and 1180, which led to a major migration of people from Chaco Canyon to Mesa Verde. The people of Chaco Canyon brought their culture, construction techniques, and goods with them, which is evident at archaeological sites on the cuesta.
The area began to depopulate between 1260 and 1285 due to environmental conditions becoming less favorable, with the people of Mesa Verde moving to the lowlands of what is today New Mexico and Arizona, with many founding or joining Pueblo settlements in these regions that still exist today. The stone houses were left to the elements, and were left uninhabited, only remembered by the descendants of the Ancestral Puebloans and the other indigenous groups who called the area home, most notably the Utes.
The ancient ruins were discovered by European-Americans in 1873, and were documented between 1875 and 1888, with various cliff dwellings and archaeological sites being relatively well-preserved and recognizable to explorers, archaeologists, and scientists whom visited the modern-day park. However, the removal of artifacts from the cuesta became a major concern, and efforts began in 1889 to protect the area as a National Park.
The park covers an area of 82 square miles (212 square kilometers), and features multiple Ancestral Puebloan and other indigenous archaeological sites, and was taken from the Ute people, with land being taken from the Utes after the establishment of the park to expand its borders. The park long struggled with proper interpretation and inclusion of the voices of the Puebloan people, whose ancestors built the ancient dwellings and lived at what are today archaeological sites, with work presently ongoing to redress these issues.
The ruins at the park underwent reconstitution and stabilization between 1908 and 1922, with extensive work being done on Spruce Tree House, Cliff Palace, and Sun Temple. Further work was carried out by the New Deal-era Civilian Conservation Corps starting in 1932 and extending through World War II, which included the construction of various park facilities for visitors and staff, and constructing roads atop the cuesta. The Wetherill Mesa ruins, meanwhile, were stabilized with work being carried out between 1958 and 1965, coinciding with the construction of the Far View accommodations atop the cuesta to the east.
The park today features a modern entrance road from US Highway 160, which climbs up the rugged slopes at the north end of the park to the top of the cuesta, stretching across the top of the cuesta to the south, where it connects to various roads that allow visitors to access the overlooks and trails for various cliff dwellings and archaeological sites on Chapin Mesa and Wetherill Mesa. Two areas of tourist accommodation also exist at Far View in the northern section of the park, and the administrative district at Spruce Tree Point at the southern end of the park.
The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966, and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978. Today, the park sees over half a million visitors annually, and continues to preserve and maintain the ancient structures built by the Ancestral Puebloans.
Coquerel's Sifaka lemurs are tree-dwellers with incredible leaping capabilities of over 30 feet. They're named for their unique alarm call, "si-fak, si-fak, si-fak," and live in Madagascar's dry, deciduous forests in the northwest of the island. They tend to live in smaller groups of three to six, unlike the ring-tailed lemurs. Photo: Alana Range
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Around 1880, prominent landscape architect Charles Eliot began pushing for the need to conserve the natural landscape around the Boston area, eventually establishing the The Trustees of Reservations, the oldest land conservation nonprofit organization in the World. While Eliot died young, his father Charles W Eliot, President of Harvard University, and his neighbor in Bar Harbor, George Dorr, were inspired to begin preserving Mount Desert. The elder Eliot established the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations and began acquiring scenic land with Dorr.
In 1909, George Dorr purchased a parcel of land here, with a spring in a meadow. Inspired by two springs in Istanbul, the "Sweet Waters of Asia" and the "Sweet Waters of Europe", he built an octagonal-shaped Italian Renaissance Revival canopy and titled it the "Sweet Waters of Acadia". In 1914, Dorr lobbied Congress for the establishment of a national park, taking 5000 acres from the Public Reservations and centered around the spring. In 1916 Pres Woodrow Wilson created the Sieur de Monts National Monument, with Dorr as its first custodian. Notably Sieur de Monts Spring was not part of the initial monument, as Dorr held onto it for continued acquisition. In 1919 Congress finally established Lafayette National Park, the first National Park East of the Mississippi River.
George Dorr continued working as Acadia's custodian, initially taking only a $1 salary and later working with John Rockefeller Jr. with the carriage road and motor road systems, and the Civilian Conversation Corps during the Depression. Impoverished by the Depression, Dorr spent the end of his life in the caretaker’s cottage at his old resort “Old Farm.” George Dorr is known as the "father of Acadia National Park" and after his death the mountain behind this spring was named Dorr Mountain in his honor.
Saved to future generations as it has been to us, in the wild primeval beauty of the nature it exhibits, of ancient rocks and still more ancient sea, with infinite detail of life and landscape interest between, the spirit and mind of man will surely find in it in the years and centuries to come an inspiration and a means of growth as essential to them ever and anon as are fresh air and sunshine to the body. - George B. Dorr
Sieur de Monts, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine
This image forms part of the digitised photographs of the Ross and Pat Craig Collection. Ross Craig (1926-2012) was a local historian born in Stockton and dedicated much of his life promoting and conserving the history of Stockton, NSW. He possessed a wealth of knowledge about the suburb and was a founding member of the Stockton Historical Society and co-editor of its magazine. Pat Craig supported her husband’s passion for history, and together they made a great contribution to the Stockton and Newcastle communities. We thank the Craig Family and Stockton Historical Society who have kindly given Cultural Collections at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, access to the collection and allowed us to publish the images. Thanks also to Vera Deacon for her liaison in attaining this important collection.
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Founded in 1906, Mesa Verde National Park was created to conserve and protect the Ancestral Puebloan archaeological sites and cliff dwellings within the present-day park on the sides and top of a large tree-covered cuesta, known as Mesa Verde, that rises approximately 1,500 feet (785 meters) above the surrounding canyons and valleys, with rugged canyons cutting through the cuesta, lined with sandstone cliffs and ledges.
The area was inhabited by indigenous people for thousands of years prior to the rise of the Ancestral Puebloan culture, whom developed villages and farmsteads within what is today Mesa Verde National Park beginning around the year 750, with the structures built by the Ancestral Puebloans growing in complexity and durability, especially due to contact with the nearby culture centered around Chaco Canyon. The famous cliff dwellings for which the area is famous, however, were built between approximately 1020 and 1260, especially after a major drought in the region between 1130 and 1180, which led to a major migration of people from Chaco Canyon to Mesa Verde. The people of Chaco Canyon brought their culture, construction techniques, and goods with them, which is evident at archaeological sites on the cuesta.
The area began to depopulate between 1260 and 1285 due to environmental conditions becoming less favorable, with the people of Mesa Verde moving to the lowlands of what is today New Mexico and Arizona, with many founding or joining Pueblo settlements in these regions that still exist today. The stone houses were left to the elements, and were left uninhabited, only remembered by the descendants of the Ancestral Puebloans and the other indigenous groups who called the area home, most notably the Utes.
The ancient ruins were discovered by European-Americans in 1873, and were documented between 1875 and 1888, with various cliff dwellings and archaeological sites being relatively well-preserved and recognizable to explorers, archaeologists, and scientists whom visited the modern-day park. However, the removal of artifacts from the cuesta became a major concern, and efforts began in 1889 to protect the area as a National Park.
The park covers an area of 82 square miles (212 square kilometers), and features multiple Ancestral Puebloan and other indigenous archaeological sites, and was taken from the Ute people, with land being taken from the Utes after the establishment of the park to expand its borders. The park long struggled with proper interpretation and inclusion of the voices of the Puebloan people, whose ancestors built the ancient dwellings and lived at what are today archaeological sites, with work presently ongoing to redress these issues.
The ruins at the park underwent reconstitution and stabilization between 1908 and 1922, with extensive work being done on Spruce Tree House, Cliff Palace, and Sun Temple. Further work was carried out by the New Deal-era Civilian Conservation Corps starting in 1932 and extending through World War II, which included the construction of various park facilities for visitors and staff, and constructing roads atop the cuesta. The Wetherill Mesa ruins, meanwhile, were stabilized with work being carried out between 1958 and 1965, coinciding with the construction of the Far View accommodations atop the cuesta to the east.
The park today features a modern entrance road from US Highway 160, which climbs up the rugged slopes at the north end of the park to the top of the cuesta, stretching across the top of the cuesta to the south, where it connects to various roads that allow visitors to access the overlooks and trails for various cliff dwellings and archaeological sites on Chapin Mesa and Wetherill Mesa. Two areas of tourist accommodation also exist at Far View in the northern section of the park, and the administrative district at Spruce Tree Point at the southern end of the park.
The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966, and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978. Today, the park sees over half a million visitors annually, and continues to preserve and maintain the ancient structures built by the Ancestral Puebloans.
British High Commissioner to India, Sir Dominic Asquith on Wednesday visited KIMS-Ushalakshmi Centre for Breast Diseases in Hyderabad and interacted with patients undergoing treatment at the facility.
Sir Dominic also released the 20th quarterly issue of ‘Pink Connexion’, a publication by Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation, which features the inspiring story of Radha Kantipudi, a young accomplished breast cancer survivor who underwent oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery.
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Field visit to Long beach and Skadar Lake Important Plant Areas
Visite sur le terrain des Zones importantes pour les plantes de Long Beach et du lac de Skadar
Montenegro - 27 October 2016
1st Mediterranean Plant Conservation Week “Building a regional network to conserve plants and cultural diversity”
1re Semaine de la conservation des plantes méditerranéennes “Construction d’un réseau régional pour la conservation de la diversité culturelle et végétale”
Photo by Pilar Valbuena for The IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation.
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