The treasures of Timbuktu
The race is on to preserve papers dating back to a west African golden age

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/jul/02/southafrica.artnews?INTCMP=SRCH
Date Written:  2007-07-02
Publisher:  The Guardian Weekly
Year Published:  2007
Resource Type:  Article

West African scholars are quickly discovering the wealth of manuscripts burried in and near Timbuktu dating from the 11th century. Governments and universities are building archives in which to house and digitize these important relics.

Subject Headings

• Destruction of Libraries and Archives
• Digital Archiving
• Heritage Conservation
• Libraries/Archives
• Mali
• Manuscript Collections