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Joseph King

@king-rome

Retired Senior Director at ICCROM in Rome. Currently enjoying the city of Rome and the Umbrian countryside.

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The truth is that I had no idea what you were talking about. The World Baseball Classic is not big news here. Had to search the newspapers and google it, and even then it took a few minutes to find any news. Still, GO ITALY.

12.03.2026 08:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Or not in this case. But I will certainly go to another game next time my sis comes visiting.

12.03.2026 00:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Russia Destroyed 1,685 Ukrainian Cultural Sites Since 2022, Inflicting $31 Billion in Losses https://ow.ly/Brmr50YqyzS U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield AIC & FAIC

Ukrainian heritage fund takes shape as war enters fifth year https://ow.ly/Biu550YqyzW ICCROM Joseph King

10.03.2026 12:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The right kind of noise!!

10.03.2026 10:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Does this have anything to do with the Senators leaving?

08.03.2026 23:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Roman-African borderlands and expeditions south of the Sahara. After the fall of Carthage in 146 BC, the Roman Empire came into direct contact with a number of African states with whom it shared a long and open frontier extending from the northwestern tip of the ...

The Roman-African borderlands and expeditions south of the Sahara.

www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-roman-...

08.03.2026 17:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Women are at the forefront of safeguarding cultural heritage and democracy.

On 3 March in Brussels, @europanostra.bsky.social & @aliph.foundation hosted a panel discussion and inaugurated our exhibition honouring 8 women protecting heritage.

Our full recap ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.europanostra.org/europa-nostr...

06.03.2026 15:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As a follow-up, I walked up the hill this afternoon to Santโ€™Agnese, and there it was; the bust of Christ attributed to Michelangelo. The church is undergoing restoration, and while it was open, I was the only one there.

06.03.2026 21:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Pass my greetings to the goats when you talk to them.

05.03.2026 19:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I read the question very carefully. I just didnโ€™t think it was fair to leave them out of it. Dadโ€™s mom may not have worked outside the home, but she did a lot of work inside the home babysitting the grandkids. ๐Ÿ˜

05.03.2026 03:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What about the grandmas?

05.03.2026 03:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Claims of 'rediscovered' Michelangelos unsettle Renaissance experts The unverified claim by Valentina Salerno has unsettled Renaissance scholars.

I have to laugh. I live about 700 meters from this church and I am reading about this potential discovery in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Claims of 'rediscovered' Michelangelos unsettle Renaissance experts www.inquirer.com/news/nation-...

04.03.2026 22:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn for February 28, 2026 | GoComics Read The Argyle Sweaterโ€”a comic strip by creator Scott Hilburnโ€”for today, February 28, 2026, and check out other great comics, too!

For all my DRM friends.

www.gocomics.com/theargyleswe...

04.03.2026 21:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸŽ‚

04.03.2026 20:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Historic preservation isnโ€™t the villain in the debate over housing affordability By practicing โ€˜gentle density,โ€™ these architects create more housing for less money, using fewer natural resources.

Historic preservation isnโ€™t the villain in the debate over housing affordability www.inquirer.com/columnists/h...

03.03.2026 14:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A black - white cartoon explaining the different ways sites get buried

A black - white cartoon explaining the different ways sites get buried

It's really fabulous to wake up to 9k followers ๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿฅณ. Diolch yn Fawr / thank you everyone ๐Ÿ™

As a thank you - here is my 1994 Toby the Trowel explainer: 'How Sites Get Buried' ๐Ÿค”

Surely the most common question ever asked of an archaeologist in a trench..๐Ÿง๐Ÿบ

๐Ÿ“ท My own, from younger days

28.02.2026 14:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 217 ๐Ÿ” 60 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

*stepwell (I hate spellcheck sometimes)

28.02.2026 18:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat Rani-ki-Vav, on the banks of the Saraswati River, was initially built as a memorial to a king in the 11th century AD. Stepwells are a distinctive form of subterranean water resource and storage system...

One step well in Gujarat, Rani-ki-Vav (the Queenโ€™s Stepwell), was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2014.

whc.unesco.org/en/list/922

28.02.2026 17:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards โ€œday zeroโ€ when no water will be available

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

28.02.2026 17:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜The way we love them in life is the way we love them in deathโ€™: a Gullah Geechee community fights for their cemetery In a win for the Gullah Geechee people on St Helena Island in South Carolina, access to a long-used cemetery has been restored

www.theguardian.com/news/2026/fe...

27.02.2026 16:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I bet he makes certain topics disappear.

26.02.2026 17:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Admit it. You feel at home. ๐Ÿ˜€

26.02.2026 16:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fully agree on both counts. Not being a Juve fan, and I donโ€™t even think it was a yellow card. A foul definitely, but not with intent. As you imply, he did need to land somewhere and thatโ€™s what was under him.

26.02.2026 14:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bahati nzuri!!

25.02.2026 21:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I worked the desk at one of the dorms at the University of Maryland when Esiason was there, and I promise you he has been insufferable for more than 40 years.

24.02.2026 20:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Royal Artillery under fire after denying access to looted Asante treasure โ€˜Extraordinaryโ€™ golden lambโ€™s head pillaged in 1874 from what is now Ghana remains hidden in officersโ€™ mess

Loot - plus รงa change.
#culturalheritage #decolonisation

24.02.2026 15:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

From Rome, this is beautiful. Fortunately, I donโ€™t have to live through it. ๐Ÿ˜

23.02.2026 11:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As someone with strong links to Baltimore but who hasnโ€™t been there for probably 5 years, this was very interesting. Iโ€™m sorry not to have seen the exhibit.

20.02.2026 20:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Isaiah Zagar, legendary South Philly mosaicist, has died at 86 His glittering glass art on 50,000 square feet of walls and buildings across city has defined the spirit and culture of Philadelphia.

Isaiah Zagar, legendary South Philly mosaicist, has died at 86 www.inquirer.com/arts/isaiah-...

20.02.2026 16:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New resource manual sets framework for managing World Heritage UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee โ€“ ICCROM, ICOMOS, and IUCN โ€“ have announced the release of a new manual, Managing World Heritageโ€ฆ

The new resource manual on Managing World Heritage has been released. It had been in production for a while, and i want to congratulate Eugene Jo and the World Heritage Leadership Programme for the excellent work. www.iccrom.org/news/new-res...

19.02.2026 10:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0