Iraq war poses significant risk to cultural treasures in the region

Replicas are not necessarily second-rate Disneyfications, says conservator John Larson

Ancient language, song, dance and performance cannot be kept alive simply in a showcase or tended by curators. This list was produced to highlight their fragility

There are an estimated three million undiscovered shipwrecks scattered throughout the world’s oceans. UNESCO is calling for a global treaty to protect them. Salvors say it is unrealistic and unworkable.

An estimated three million shipwrecks lay undiscovered. UNESCO is calling for a global treaty to protect them. Salvors say it is unrealistic and unworkable, despite developments in deep-sea exploration technology

Western twentieth-century art may begin to flow back from Korea

A list of the most important additions

A guide to selling the modern museum