Abu Simbel: conservation as an international process
The story of protecting a monument is a process involving choices and cooperation. Reducing it to one dramatic action loses part of the history.
Göbekli Tepe: distinguish evidence from interpretation
Animal carvings encourage curiosity about the past. Their presence does not answer every question about a site’s environment or purpose.
Historic buildings: visitor behaviour is part of care
Care for a historic place includes the decisions made by its visitors. A habit learned elsewhere is not permission to repeat it on another site.
Leave memories, not marks: caring for historic surfaces
A visit can become a memory without leaving a physical mark. Notes, drawings and appropriate photographs offer other ways to remember a place.
Heritage photography: include context as well as a frame
A good heritage photograph needs an honest caption as well as a thoughtful composition. Access, culture and the actual place shown all matter.