Sardis - Ancient Anatolian cultures - Lydians

Prehistoric Caves and Falak-ol-Aflak Ensemble (Islamic Republic of Iran) --> The Prehistoric Sites of the Khorramabad Valley

Connection: Archaeological potential – "The archaeological resources are largely undisturbed, constituting a vast authentic knowledge reservoir for future research." – "The prehistoric caves and rock shelters, of which the full academic potential has yet to be fully explored (....)" – "ICOMOS is aware that the nominated prehistoric caves and rock shelters have not yet been fully excavated, that a scientific appraisal of their academic potential is absent, and that future research has been envisaged by the State Party." (AB Ev)

Connection: Archaeological Site Reburial – "The excavated parts within the caves have been backfilled, and protected with wooden walkways." (AB Ev)

Connection: Bronze Age –Kaldar Cave: "Further excavation of the wider area revealed five layers of deposit, dating from the Islamic and Historical eras, Iron Age, Bronze Age, Chalcolithic, Neolithic, as well as the Upper and Early Upper Palaeolithic, and Middle Palaeolithic periods." – "A test pit at Ghamari Cave revealed five levels of deposits covering the Middle and Upper Palaeolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age and Islamic periods." – "In front of the Gilvaran Cave, a sondage pit testifies to the existence of a multi-layered agricultural society dating to the Islamic, Bronze Age, Chalcolithic and Neolithic periods." (AB Ev)

Connection: "Cave Man" sites – "The caves and shelters bear witness to the domination of the Neanderthals, to the arrival and expansion of the anatomically modern humans who eventually supplanted the Neanderthals in the valley, and provide insight into the migratory route of human dispersal out of Africa." (AB Ev)

Connection: Chalcolithic – Kaldar Cave, Ghamari Cave and Gilvaran Cave have produced archaeological material of the Chalcolithic. (AB Ev)

Connection: Human Migration – "(...) the prehistoric sites (...) bear witness to the domination of the Neanderthals, to the arrival and expansion of the anatomically modern humans who eventually supplanted the Neanderthals in the valley, and provide insight into the migratory route of human dispersal out of Africa. (AB Ev)

Connection: Late Pleistocene – "The Prehistoric Sites of the Khorramabad Valley comprise five prehistoric caves and one rock shelter with evidence of human occupation dating back to 63,000 BP." (AB Ev)

Connection: Mousterian – "The Mousterian layers in Kunji Cave testify to the domination of the Neanderthals in the valley during the Middle Palaeolithic." - "The prehistoric caves and rock shelters (...) already provide outstanding material evidence of Mousterian and Baradostian cultures ranging from the Middle to the Upper Palaeolithic (...)." (AB Ev)

Connection: Neanderthals – "The nominated series is crucial to our understanding of Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans and their ways of life in this region (...)." – "The proposed reduced series, comprising component parts 1 to 6, testifies to the final phase of Neanderthal presence in Eurasia, the coexistence of the Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans (...)." (AB Ev)

Connection: Neolithic age – Archaeological material from the Neolithic was found in Kaldar Cave, Ghamari Cave and Gilvaran Cave. (AB Ev)

Connection: Palaeolithic and Mesolithic – "The prehistoric caves and rock shelters (...) already provide outstanding material evidence of Mousterian and Baradostian cultures ranging from the Middle to the Upper Palaeolithic (...)." (AB Ev)

Gola-Tiwai Complex (Sierra Leone)
Elephants: African Forest Elephant
Chimpanzee habitat: Western Chimpanzee
Hippos: "the flagship Pygmy Hippopotamus" (IUCN ev)
Pangolins: three species of pangolins (the Giant, the White-bellied, and the Long-tailed)
Over 300 bird species: "Reports of bird species range as high as 448 but, according to the nomination dossier, this is currently under review by independent experts." (AB ev)
Rainforest: Gola Rainforest National Park
Potential Transboundary: the adjacent Gola Rainforest National Park (Liberia)
Extension Supported: "Encourages the State Party of Sierra Leone to continue to build cooperation on management of the GTC with the adjacent Gola Rainforest National Park (Liberia), and coordinate with the State Party of Liberia towards a significant boundary modification for a transboundary World Heritage property"
Fish: "a cradle for Tilapia evolution" (AB ev, Crit IX)
Natural sites filling gaps: "a 2020 IUCN World Heritage gap analysis called for the creation of a transnational serial site in the Upper Guinean part of the Guinean Forests of West Africa biodiversity hotspot to complement the existing Taï National Park" (AB ev)

This one indeed does not fit within the "Damaged in WWII" connection, but I suspect that there are other "depots for artwork during war". We can create a new connection for it.

I found Welsh Slate Mines and Chambord (Château de Chambord, France: Much of the Louvre's collection, including the Mona Lisa, was evacuated here at the beginning of the war, and subsequently moved to various other castles and abbeys to evade Nazi capture.), after a quick search. There might be more across the globe.

This should be under Mongol Invasions (not related to Genghis' life)

Note to self (LOL): We need to have a second look at the Ancient Greek colonies connection, many of the connected sites have no rationale. Sardis seems to be out and would be better placed in Hellenistic Greece:
"While Sardis was never a Greek colony in the sense of being founded by Greek settlers, the consistent interaction led to a strong Hellenic influence over time, particularly after Alexander the Great's conquest, when it became a Hellenistic city with Greek institutions."

Bijagos Archipel
- Upstream Process : "ICOMOS and IUCN provided advice in the framework of the Upstream Processes in line with Decision 37 COM 8B.17," (AB ev)
- River Deltas: in the delta of the Geba River
- Archipelagos - part of the Bijagos Archipel
- RAMSAR: Ramsar Wetland of International Importance in recognition of its intertidal mudflats hosting over 870,000 individual birds (recorded in 2001) representing one of the largest populations of migratory shorebirds in the world on the East Atlantic Flyway.
- Mangroves
- Mudflats
- Turtles: nesting ground for GreenTurtles (Chelonia mydas, endangered (EN)), withPoilão Island being one of the most crucial nestingsites globally. The vulnerable (VU) Leatherback Turtle(Dermochelys coriacea) has also been recorded (AB ev)
- Siraneans: manatees
- Hippos
- Critically endangered (CR) species: Atlantic HumpbackDolphin
- Bird Migrations: second most important wintering ground for Palaearctic migratory waders after the Banc d'Arguin (AB ev)
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Bigajos
- first inscriptions
- Atlantic Ocean
- marine sites (probably)

Minor boundary modification:
Plitvice
Cape Floral
Potosi
Boyana
Madara Rider
Sveshtari
Lednice-Valtice
Santiago in France
Fontainebleau
Arles
Ramappa
Aquilea

Name changes:
Fraser

The Archaeological Landscape of 17th Century Port Royal (Jamaica)

Tombolo: Palisadoes (word apparently of Portuguese origin) is the thin tombolo of sand that serves as a natural protection for Kingston Harbour, Jamaica. Norman Manley International Airport and the historic town of Port Royal are both on Palisadoes. (wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palisadoes)

Destroyed or damaged by Earthquake: A severe earthquake devastated the settlement in 1692 and submerged a large portion of it under water and sand. (AB ev)

Built in the 17th century: It's in the full site name, and Fort Charles was constructed from 1656 onwards

Lagoon: The remains of Fort Rupert, a component of the original defence system, lie submerged in a lagoon (AB ev)

Underwater archaeology: Lime Street, which was the main artery of the pre-1692 town, is located under a playing field but continues to the sunken part of town where it is well preserved as an underwater archaeological feature. (AB ev)

Built or owned by British: Once England captured Jamaica from Spain in 1655, a fort (later named Fort Charles) was constructed at the end of the sand spit .... allowed the town to become an important port and trade entrepôt of the British Empire within a few years (AB ev)

Slavery: It was the point of debarkation for enslaved Africans (AB ev)

Pirates: It was ... a place for pirates and privateers (AB ev)

Destroyed by Hurricanes: in 1951 Hurricane Charlie swept through, leaving only a few buildings of the historic part of the town intact. (AB ev)

Brick architecture: Fort Charles, constructed of brick and stone

Caribbean Sea

Hit by Tsunami: It was destroyed by an earthquake on 7 June 1692 and its accompanying tsunami (wiki) "Eyewitness accounts describe a massive wave that pulled what was left of the city into the harbor, submerging two-thirds of the urban area under the sea. The force of the water was so immense that it reportedly lifted ships from the harbor and deposited them onto the remaining land." (gemini)

Hospitals: Royal Naval Hospital https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Naval_Hospital#Overseas

Huichol Route (Mexico)

Cultural Route: "The nominated property delineates a corridor of more than 500 kilometres through north-central Mexico ... The route is described as a "braid of trails"." (AB ev)

Living Indigenous Religions: "based on the spiritual, ritual and cultural practices of the Wixárika, one of the Indigenous groups of Mesoamerica that has survived with vitality" (AB ev)

Pilgrimage Route: "The route at the centre of this nomination is a sacred journey that Wixárika make annually from the Western Sierra Madre to Wirikuta, a key site in their cosmogony, where, according to their tradition, the sun was born and the world originated." (AB ev)

Vernacular architecture: "Tuapurie: ceremonial centres notable for their vernacular architecture" (AB ev)

Petroglyphs: mountainous region in the Monte Escobedo Sierra known for deer hunting, and ancient petroglyphs (AB ev)

Lagoons: component part 12SLP is an intermittent lagoon that is a sacred site (AB ev)

Mangroves: Component part: 19NAY Tatei Jaramara ... is located on the coast in the southern portion of a National Wetlands which has one of the best-preserved mangroves in the North American Pacific (AB ev)

Eagles: Wirikuta is also a habitat of the Golden Eagle, a cultural symbol of Mexico. (AB ev)

Bijagos Archipelago

Human Activity: Language isolate: Bijago language
Trivia: Role of Women: Matriarchy

Bijago is not an isolate but a part of Atlantic-Congo according to Glottolog
https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/kamo1256
I could find no linguistics claiming otherwise.

FRIM

Built or owned by British - Part of British Colonial Government plan on reforestation experiment
Built or owned by American - FRIM's reforestation is a brainchild of Dr. F.W. Foxworthy, an American Botanist
Botanical Garden - Kepong Botanic Gardens Section
Canopy Walkway - the Skywalk
Contain significant structure from 20th Century - most of building complex and the forest are built in 20th Century
Inscribed in connection with an anniversary - 100 years from 1925 the year of reforestation experiment begin
Rainforest - the reforestation forest
Scientific Development - Research on reforestation
Reservation Required - Entry to Canopy Walkway (Skywalk) and forest trails need to make a reservation
Inscribe on a single criterion only
Vernacular architecture - Malay Traditional House, part of FRIM collection of traditional timber houses
Art Deco - 1929 Administration Building was designed in Art Deco Style
Critically endangered fauna species - FRIM supports 13 Critically endangered fauna species (ICOMOS AB)

Yen Tu
Wooden Architecture
Northern Vietnam Hotspot
Stupa - Hue Quang Relic Stupa at Hoa Yen Pagoda relic cluster
Pagoda - Vinh Nghiem Pagoda / Con Son Pagoda and many
Sacred Mountain - Yen Tu Mountain
Pilgrimage Route - Yen Tu Mountain Pilgrimage Route, part of Hoa Yen Pagoda relic cluster
Suspended Cable Car - Yen Tu Cable Car
Glazed Tiles - glazed tile roof and decoration at many pagoda
Zen - Truc Lam Buddhism is Vietnamese Zen Sect
Cave Temple - King Chu Cavern / Mot Mai Pagoda
Controversial at inscription - Deferral to Inscription

We're still missing connections for the following that were inscribed this year:
- Mount Mulanje NP
- Domus de Janas
- Maratha Military Landscapes
- Faya Paleolandscape
- Ancient Khuttal
- Mons Klint

I will start with Mons Klint