Joseph King
@king-rome.bsky.social
Retired Senior Director at ICCROM in Rome. Currently enjoying the city of Rome and the Umbrian countryside.
The Egyptian-Carthaginian Circumnavigation of Africa and Central African Archaeology in the 1st Millennium BC www.patreon.com/isaacsamuel6...
Forget the East Wing. The Real Demolition Has Only Just Begun. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/o...
Opinion | It Won’t Stop at the Arc de Trump. It Won’t Stop at Washington. (Gift Article)
The Trump administration’s proposed changes to the review process will allow it to take a wrecking ball to historic sites across the country.
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Only 2 months until The Buildings Archaeologist is released! It's tricky to get word out online these days so a reshare would be hugely appreciated 🙂 Order details here: thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/... Tickets for the book tour here: triskeleheritage.triskelepublishing.com/the-building...
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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 ...
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The largest conservation areas in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean, where tiny islands are epicenters of biodiversity. The Trump administration is now opening their waters to commercial fishing, sparking a battle over some of the country’s most pristine ecosystems.
These are some of the last pristine ocean ecosystems. Now, they're losing protections
The largest conservation areas in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean, where tiny islands are epicenters of biodiversity. The Trump administration is now opening their waters to commercial fishing, sparking a battle over some of the country’s most pristine ecosystems.
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One of the reasons that ICCROM held courses on Disaster Risk Management in Japan with Ritsumeikan University was the fact that DRM is taken very seriously in Japan. Not just for heritage but in all aspects. How Japan Minimized Deaths from a Major Quake www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/w...
How Japan Minimized Deaths from a Major Earthquake (Gift Article)
After deadly tremors a decade ago, Kumamoto built earthquake-resistant buildings and even trained locals in search and rescue.
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The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900) www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/the-comple...
The complete history of Gondar: Africa's city of castles (1636-1900)
Journal of African cities chapter 8
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Conservation Perspectives: Disaster Preparedness and Response https://ow.ly/Sobi50Zvm1o International Association of Emergency Managers National Emergency Management Association Dr. Samantha Montano U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield AIC & FAIC ICCROM Joseph King
Conservation Perspectives: Disaster Preparedness and Response | Publications and Reports | Getty
This issue of Conservation Perspectives examines the impact of disasters on cultural heritage. The feature article discusses how the Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute is helping to lead the
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cc: The East African presence in Arabia and the Persian Gulf ca. 1000-1900. www.patreon.com/isaacsamuel6...
The East African presence in Arabia and the Persian Gulf ca. 1000-1900. | Isaac Samuel
A lot has been written about the arrival of different groups of foreigners on the East African coast and their influence on Swahili society.
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Association of American Indian Affairs on protecting the Greater Chaco Landscape https://ow.ly/JtBx50ZsXNq ICCROM Joseph King Alt National Park Service American Association for State and Local History National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) Indivisible ❌👑
Advanced Certificate in Cultural Protection, Sept 10-11: Darlington, UK https://ow.ly/VVin50ZsXP0 U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield Chasing Aphrodite Joseph King
A council packed with Trump appointees is poised to rewrite historic preservation rules. Critics say that could help him build his D.C. arch faster — and endanger important sites across the country.
Trump allies are poised to weaken protections for historic sites — not just in D.C.
A council packed with Trump appointees is poised to rewrite historic preservation rules. Critics say that could help him build his D.C. arch faster — and endanger important sites across the country.
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Community-based disaster risk reduction: Putting communities at the centre Webinar, July 29 https://ow.ly/J0cf50Zk9BA
Protection Strategies for Insider Threats to Cultural Institutions Webinar, July 29 https://ow.ly/xGIS50ZpcET National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) CARAA Center American Association for State and Local History AIC & FAIC American Library Association
Shattered tiles, trembling domes: An inside look at how the war has damaged Iran’s historic sites https://ow.ly/TllP50ZqfKg Joseph King U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield Chasing Aphrodite Antiquities Coalition MOLA AIC & FAIC
The UNESCO-designated Historic City of Agadez is one of the oldest urban settlements in West Africa, but most of its old manuscripts were lost after the French suppression of the 1917 revolt www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/a-history-...
A History of Agadez: The Desert city of Aïr (1400-1900)
Journal of African Cities: chapter 21
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The regulations that give teeth to the National Historic Preservation Act are about to get wiped out. "Section 106" is what requires pipelines and roads to get checked for impact on archaeology. It's also the basis for federal consultation with Tribes on projects. And it's getting DOGEd this week.
Lisa Reyna Loe@lisaloe.bsky.social · 3w ago🚨ACHP is rushing a Section 106 vote THIS FRIDAY that will eliminate regulations, further devastating historical protections. Section 106 is what allows US to document our history in areas endangered by actions funded/permitted by our federal govt. Contact ACHP👇🏽 ASAP — vote NO! (cont.)
Rome's non-Catholic cemetery has lost the centuries-old tree between Shelley's tomb and the statue of the Angel of Grief. And it won't be the last. Another 26 diseased trees are expected to be cut down by the end of the year. www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2026...
Il clima cambia lo skyline, addio al pino che vegliava su poeti e presidenti
Il cimitero acattolico di Roma perde l’albero secolare tra la tomba di Shelley e la statua dell’angelo del dolore. E non sarà l’ultimo. Previsto entro fine ann…
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A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885) www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/a-social-h...
A social history of the Lamu city-state (1370-1885)
Journal of African cities chapter 5
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A nice example of the importance of the American Academy in Rome on the life of an artist. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Ana Mendieta, the Body Artist
Four decades after her death, her bold innovations are finally coming into focus.
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Fractals and Euclidean Geometry in Pre-colonial African Architecture www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/fractals-a...
Manhattanhenge - you have to scroll down to the 3rd story by Neil deGrasse Tyson. Does this qualify as a @clonehenge.bsky.social ? ‘I Lifted One Arm, Palmed the Ball and Shot It Straight Back’ www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/n...
‘I Lifted One Arm, Palmed the Ball and Shot It Straight Back’ (Gift Article)
More Metropolitan Diary friends, including the astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and the actress Rebecca Wisocky, share their New York stories to help mark the column’s 50th anniversary.
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Pleased to have received the new book by my friend and former colleague, Simon Warrack. It’s an interesting account of the work of a stonemason who has spent his life dedicated to the conservation of heritage around the world. Definitely worth reading.
Africans in the Indian Ocean world and the autobiography of a Somali Globetrotter. www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/africans-i...
Africans in the Indian Ocean world and the autobiography of a Somali Globetrotter.
In 1944, a soldier on Australia’s most remote northern coastline discovered a handful of copper coins that were originally minted in the medieval Swahili city of Kilwa, Tanzania, between 1150 and 1330...
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After all the politics and football, something interesting ... maps! 😁 but not as you know them! 🧵
Xander's Skyscape@wellmanneredxs.bsky.social · last mo.I love these, Claire! I really want to see them. I'd love to hold them too, but obvs that's not possible - I wonder if there is any business for local craftspeople making replicas?