"Armenia's Archaeological Heritage deserves better protection" by Carlo Coppola
Questo articolo di Carlo Coppola è apparso in lingua italiana sul periodico " La Fiaccola " diretto dall'avvocato Paolo Scagliarini al seguente indirizzo: https://www.lafiaccola.it/wp/armenia-un-patrimonio-storico-in-pericolo/ Armenia's historical and archaeological heritage ranks among the most extraordinary in the Caucasus region — and, in many respects, in the world. Precisely because of this, its protection cannot be left to improvisation, nor entrusted to staff who are inadequately trained or motivated. Likewise, its safeguarding cannot depend on the occasional goodwill of individual officials or particularly conscientious employees. Yet anyone who visits Armenia's archaeological sites and museums with a careful eye will often encounter a troubling reality: gaps in oversight, insufficient staff training, and, in some cases, a neglect that betrays a certain institutional indifference. One episode, among many, stands out as emblematic. At one of the best-k...
