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Sudan's Civil War Destroying Thousands of Years of Cultural Heritage

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An LA Times feature documents how Sudan's ongoing civil war is erasing thousands of years of cultural heritage and collective memory. Archaeological sites, museums, libraries, and historic landmarks across conflict zones are being looted, damaged, or destroyed as fighting between the SAF and RSF continues, threatening irreplaceable records of ancient Nubian, Kushite, and Sudanese civilizations.

Sudan's civil war is destroying irreplaceable cultural heritage sites spanning thousands of years of history
Sudan's civil war is destroying irreplaceable cultural heritage sites spanning thousands of years of history — Los Angeles Times