{"id":25128,"date":"2018-12-11T14:24:07","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T14:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=25128"},"modified":"2018-12-11T14:24:07","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T14:24:07","slug":"items-that-survived-devastating-brazil-museum-blaze-recovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=25128","title":{"rendered":"Items that survived devastating Brazil museum blaze recovered"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Researchers from Brazil<\/a>‘s National Museum said on Monday that they had recovered more than 1,500 pieces from the debris of the building following a massive fire<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The September 2 blaze, which gutted one of the world’s oldest museums, destroyed much of the 20-million-piece collection, and recovering objects from the ashes has been a slow process.<\/p>\n

“The work must be done very carefully and patiently,” said Alexander Kellner, director of the museum.<\/p>\n

The items recovered so far include indigenous arrowheads from Brazil, a Peruvian vase and a pre-Colombian funeral urn<\/p>\n

In October, researchers recovered skull fragments and a part of the femur belonging to “Luzia”, the name scientists gave to a woman who lived 11,500 years ago. The fossils are among the oldest ever found in the Americas.<\/p>\n

The update on recovery efforts on Monday was accompanied by details of a $205,385 donation from the German government for conservation equipment.<\/p>\n

Klaus Zillikens, the German consul general to the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, said his government was committed to the rehabilitation of the museum.<\/p>\n

“For us, watching over our culture is both a political and societal duty, and in such, immediately after the fire we looked into helping the museum with the restoration,” he said at a press conference to announce the partnership.<\/p>\n

Zillikens said the donation was the first part of a potential $1.3m made available for the restoration, depending on need.<\/p>\n

Authorities have yet to say how the blaze started, but for many Brazilians, the fire became a symbol<\/a> of endemic negligence and underfunding by successive governments.<\/p>\n

Museum officials have said that the 200-year-old building was lacking many necessary security features, including a sprinkler system, and that the fire safety risks were well known.<\/p>\n

The disaster prompted an outpouring of international support, including a visit by a group of UNESCO specialists in recovery and reconstruction.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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