Every year on April 18, countries around the globe observe World Heritage Day—formally known as the International Day for Monuments and Sites. The day is dedicated to promoting awareness about the ...

Since the proclamation of African World Heritage Day in 2015 by the 38th session of the General Conference of UNESCO, every 5 May, African cultural and natural, tangible and intangible heritage is ...

The clubhouse of the private Moundbuilders Country Club, the site of the Octagon Earthworks, is seen in Newark, Ohio, on May 24, 2024. April 18 is World Heritage Day, but Ohio History Connection is ...

Experts suggest the Hopewell people, who built complex earthworks aligned with astronomical events, possessed intelligence comparable to modern humans. The Hopewell culture, known for its cooperative ...

Fort Ancient features mounds and embankment walls winding across a 126-acre plateau above the Little Miami River in Warren County. Ohio World Heritage Week begins Saturday with day-long events at Fort ...

On the occasion of World Heritage Day, observed annually on 18 April, the General Directorate of Syriac Culture and Arts issued a statement congratulating Syriac cultural and heritage institutions, ...

The Ohio History Connection and the National Park Service are hosting a series of events to celebrate Ohio World Heritage Week. The week, which runs April 12-18, is dedicated to honoring the Hopewell ...

The 47th session of the World Heritage Committee came to a close in Paris with the inscription of 26 new cultural and natural properties on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Once again this year, the ...