Rising Sea Levels Threaten Jamestown’s Archaeology
The site of Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in North America, is rich in archaeological material. Archaeologists are continually finding artifacts belonging to the [...]
USCBS Mentioned in Reuters’ Special Report on Damage to Iranian Cultural Heritage
Reuters has released a visual investigation special report about the damage to Iran's historic sites. Within this extensive report, authors Maggie Michael, M.B. Pell, Mari Saito, [...]
EEAS Publishes Report on Cultural Heritage in Conflicts and Crises
The European External Action Service (EEAS) has published its 2025 report on the implementation of the EU Concept on Cultural Heritage in Conflicts and Crises, which [...]
Upcoming Webinar: “The Founding Four & 20 Years of USCBS” (Wednesday, June 24)
Our next webinar will take place on Wednesday, June 24th at 1:30 pm EST. "The Founding Four & 20 Years of USCBS" will look back on [...]
Publication of MCI-SCRI’s Potential Impact on Texan Cultural Heritage Report
Following the severe storms and flooding in Central Texas in July 2025, the Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute-Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative (MCI-SCRI), with the Cultural Heritage Monitoring [...]
Cultural Emergency Response Releases “Supporting Heritage at Risk: A Manual and Workshop Script for Heritage Proposal Writing”
In partnership with the Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute-Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative (MCI-SCRI) and with the support of the British Council’s Cultural Protection Fund, Cultural Emergency Response [...]
Damage and Destruction of Cultural Property in Kyiv
The U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield was saddened to learn of the severe damage to and destruction of cultural property and institutions in Kyiv following [...]
Save the Date for our 2026 Annual Conference
Our 2026 Annual Conference will take place on September 17, 2026 at American University in Washington D.C. Please save the date! More information coming soon. [...]
Upcoming Webinar: “The Importance of Partnerships for Cultural Property” (Wednesday, May 6, 2026)
On Wednesday, May 6th, Laurie Rush, Secretary of the U.S. Committee of the Blue Shield, and Brian I. Daniels, President of the Archaeological Institute of America [...]
