To Those Who Are Concerned --
URGENT ROCK ART SOS and REQUEST FOR HELP - Fundação Museu do
Homem Americano
(FUMDHAM) - Brazil
Please take a minute to sign an important petition at this
site:
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/fumdham/petition.html
for more information about the Serra da Capivara National Park
and the FUMDHAM visit:
http://www.khoikhoi.org/FUMDHAM
Please forward this message to your friends, and post it on
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so others can sign the petition.
Below is the text of the petition. Again, please sign it at this
site
For many
years the Fundação Museu do Homem Americano (FUMDHAM) helped the
study, preservation and management of the Serra da Capivara National
Park. FUMDHAM is not only one of the foremost archaeological
institutes in the Americas but a jewel in the Brazilian research
tradition, and represents one of your internationally most renowned
scientific and cultural assets.
The National Park is famous internationally for containing some of the most important archaeological and rock art sites on your continent, including Toca do Boqueirão do Sítio da Pedra Furada, Sítio do Meio, Cima dos Pilão, Baixão da Perna and Caiçaras. This is the reason why, in 1991, it was accepted to be part of the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage list.
The lack of funds was always countered with the extraordinary dedication of its scientific team and the wonderful spirit of the people of São Raimundo Donato, not least those involved in the Park. Years of great work transform the area in a model admired around the world. The park is not only a paradise for the lovers of prehistoric art, a treasure for archaeologists or a safe haven for animals and plants. Through the work of the FUMDHAM, the park is also today a motor of local sustainable development. Jobs were created, schools maintained, local products promoted--in one word, Progress.
It is with great preoccupation that we received news of the threatened closure, due to lack of funding, of the many good works of the foundation.
We appeal to you to consider the repercussions of the closure of one of your country's most respected research institutes internationally and especially, to the protection of the area of the Parque Nacional da Serra da Capivara
Thank you for considering this appeal.
The National Park is famous internationally for containing some of the most important archaeological and rock art sites on your continent, including Toca do Boqueirão do Sítio da Pedra Furada, Sítio do Meio, Cima dos Pilão, Baixão da Perna and Caiçaras. This is the reason why, in 1991, it was accepted to be part of the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage list.
The lack of funds was always countered with the extraordinary dedication of its scientific team and the wonderful spirit of the people of São Raimundo Donato, not least those involved in the Park. Years of great work transform the area in a model admired around the world. The park is not only a paradise for the lovers of prehistoric art, a treasure for archaeologists or a safe haven for animals and plants. Through the work of the FUMDHAM, the park is also today a motor of local sustainable development. Jobs were created, schools maintained, local products promoted--in one word, Progress.
It is with great preoccupation that we received news of the threatened closure, due to lack of funding, of the many good works of the foundation.
We appeal to you to consider the repercussions of the closure of one of your country's most respected research institutes internationally and especially, to the protection of the area of the Parque Nacional da Serra da Capivara
Thank you for considering this appeal.
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Signatures will be gathered there and then sent to the
appropriate
authorities.
Thank you for your assistance.
authorities.
Thank you for your assistance.
Mila Simoes de Abreu (IFRAO - Portugal)
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Mila Simoes de Abreu
Departamento de Geologia - Unidade de Arqueologia
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Apartado 1013
5000-911 Vila Real (Portugal)
Ph: +351 259 350186 Fx: +351 259350480
e-mail: msabreu@... (mailto:msabreu@...)
URL:
Departamento de Geologia - Unidade de Arqueologia
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Apartado 1013
5000-911 Vila Real (Portugal)
Ph: +351 259 350186 Fx: +351 259350480
e-mail: msabreu@... (mailto:msabreu@...)
URL:
http://www.europreart.net
http://www.utad.pt/~origins (in Portuguese)
http://www.utad.pt/~origins (in Portuguese)
Please sign the Petition to save the
Dampier rock art, go to
http://mc2.vicnet.net.au/users/dampier/
and click on
"Petition"
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