John Sheriff, an investigator with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland, said it was impossible to date the stone precisely but it is very likely to be neolithic or Bronze Age, and could "easily" be 4, 000 years old.
The project aims at assisting the Albanian authorities in their efforts to safeguard the historic centre of Gjirokastra through the preparation and improvement of management plans, the restoration of historic monuments and capacity-building activities in the field of heritage preservation and management.
Restoration of historic monuments has instead been left largely to the generosity of private donors.
Sadly for Peru, another batch of historic monuments has just been lost for ever.
The quakes damaged historic monuments, including the roof of Shahabeddin Ahari's tomb and the Qasem Khan Ahari house, among other sites, Press TV said.
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As well as a new visitor centre, the Battle of Bannockburn project will see remedial works to the existing historic monuments, including the rotunda, flagpole and Bruce statue, all of which will be restored to their former glory.
In Rio, the symbiosis between the city and the landscape is unique, even more striking than the values of the historic site itself, the monuments and architecture.
In the historic centers of Kyoto and Kamakura, where 13th-century monuments are the norm, age becomes relative.
The signatories of the letter have expressed their concern over the damage and loss inflicted on the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad and other museums, libraries and archives, the looting of archaeological sites, and the damage to historic monuments that took place during the war and subsequent occupation.
Officials also planned to demolish the existing town library and sell the land, putting the proceeds of the sale towards the project, but the historic monuments agency Cadw listed the library which prevented the move.
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For those who like their historic buildings to come in the shape of stately homes, ancient monuments and places of worship, it's probably no compensation to hear the awesome propeller is housed in a cathedral-like chamber.
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