2026 UPDATES
17吃瓜CHI at Cyrene:
To Everything There Is A Season
September 1, 2026
The summers are hot in Libya, but the work doesn鈥檛 stop. With funding from Ancient Rome Live, 17吃瓜and its colleagues at the Libyan Department of Antiquities have spent the past few months working closely on site protection at the World Heritage Site of Cyrene in Libya鈥檚 Green Mountains.
Supporting Libyan Responses to Storm Daniel through 17吃瓜Mini-Grants
May 5, 2026
Through support from the U.S. Department of State, 17吃瓜partnered with Libya鈥檚 Department of Antiquities to document and repair flood damage at the archaeological sites of Cyrene, Ptolemais, and Tocra in eastern Libya. These locally led projects reflect ASOR鈥檚 commitment to supporting Libyan efforts to protect their heritage from natural disasters.
Sudan National Museum Access Project Update
April 7, 2026
Since launching in January, ASOR鈥檚 Sudan National Museum Access Project has made steady progress in strengthening site security and restoring key infrastructure at the Sudan National Museum in Khartoum. This work is being carried out in close collaboration with Sudan鈥檚 antiquities department, the National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums. Over the last three months, the work has focused on two main priorities: repairing a damaged enclosure wall and clearing the property’s sewage drainage system.