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View Resource The Stonehenge Project

The mystical and enigmatic stone formations located England and known collectively as Stonehenge is the most substantial reminder of the ingenuity of prehistoric civilization in this region of the world. Regrettably, in recent decades the site has seen the intrusion of major roads and a general degradation of the surrounding environment. By 1993, the situation grew so dire that the setting of this...

http://www.thestonehengeproject.org
View Resource UNESCO: World Heritage

Established in 1972 under the auspices of UNESCO, the World Heritage Center's primary mission is "to define and conserve the world's heritage, by drawing up a list of sites whose outstanding values should be preserved for all humans and to ensure their protection through a closer co-operation among nations." While there is a host of information about the various cultural and natural sites on the...

http://whc.unesco.org/