UNESCO Delays A303 Stonehenge World Heritage 'Danger' Listing for 18 Months - WB 26th July 2024

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0:00 Introduction

2:17 Babbdi & Brutalism

4:16 Uni Archaeology Dept Buildings News

9:58 London City Hall Listing Rejection

13:43 Pre-Empting Historical Importance?

23:04 ‘Buckinghamshire Ziggurat’ Saved?

28:49 Local Landmarks, Maintenance & Council Care

35:08 Support Us on Patreon!

35:52 Stonehenge UNESCO 46th Session

44:20 Why Did Kenya & Qatar Intervene?

51:40 UK Government Involvement?

56:11 Restoring the Landscape? (Archaeology NOT on Trial!)

1:02:49 Is UK Gov ‘Rigging’ UNESCO OK?

1:04:45 Conclusion

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Link of the Week:

CBA Festival of Archaeology:

www.archaeology.uk.org/festival

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Links:

Babbdi on STEAM:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/22...

King’s Manor – Investing on our Campus:

https://www.york.ac.uk/campus-investm...

The Old Fulling Mill added to At Risk Register:

https://www.savebritainsheritage.org/...

Fosters’ City Hall rejected for listing for a second time:

https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/n...

The Point, Milton Keynes – C20th Society:

https://c20society.org.uk/buildings-a...

The Point, Milton Keynes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Poi...

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UNESCO proposes putting Stonehenge on 'danger' list:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c...

UNESCO: 46th session of the World Heritage Committee:

https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/46...

46th Session of World Heritage Committee, Documents:

https://whc.unesco.org/en/sessions/46...

Stonehenge Alliance: Travesty for Stonehenge as dodgy amendment rewrites history in New Delhi:

https://stonehengealliance.org.uk/tra...