Jomon Terracotta Figurine Designated a National Treasure by Jaimee Uhlenbrock

“…They are awarded the title of kokuhō, or National Treasure, by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, an office of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology.…”
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(Auto)biography and Authority: Dickens and Forster’s Reconstruction of a ‘National Treasure’ by Isabelle Hervouet-Farrar

“…That a revelation of intimate details might endanger the ‘national treasure’ that Dickens had become at the end of the forties (the phrase is borrowed from Jean Ferguson Carr) seems a good enough reason for Dickens to have abandoned the idea of writing his autobiography and to have given the piece to Forster. …”
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Retrieving, Translating, and Archiving, Hubert Ogunde’s Aye by Adedoyin Aguoru

“…The preservation of this national theatrical form through translations and storing it in a retrievable format will enhance the preservation of this national treasure. …”
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La Grande Collecte 1914-1918 aux Archives nationales by Isabelle Aristide-Hastir, Elsa Marguin-Hamon

“…But taken as a whole and forming part of a shared heritage of memory associated with exceptional events (perceived as such by the witnesses), the collection now forms a national treasure without equivalent at the national archives.…”
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A Critique on the Book The Song of the Nibelungenlied by Hamideh Behjat

“…The valuable work marks the national treasure and cultural heritage of the German language. …”
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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MINAHASA FOLKLORES “TOAR LUMIMUUT” AND “SIGARLAKI LIMBAT” THROUGH WORLD LITERATURE PERSPECTIVES by Dewi Christa Kobis, F. Ari Anggraini Sebayang, Muh Hasan Basri

“…The acts of comparing these two literary works through world literature perspectives are considered necessary in conveying to the Minahasa young generation and even globally that the local folklores can be classified as world literature as well and becomes the local and national treasure that should be appreciated, respected, and reserved. …”
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Three-Dimensional Numerical Modeling and Roof Deformation Analysis of Yuanjue Cave Based on Point Cloud Data by Zhigang Meng, Manchao He, Zhigang Tao, Bin Li, Gang Zhao, Mingru Xiao

“…For hundreds of years, with the continuous effect of natural forces and the erosion of various deterioration factors, the sidewall and roof rock mass of Yuanjue Cave were eroded, some parts of supporting rock mass were fragmented, and the boundary conditions of the rock mass have deteriorated, which have seriously endangered the Yuanjue Cave; once the roof collapses, the national treasure in the cave will be destroyed. In order to preevaluate the stability characteristics of the Yuanjue Cave rock mass and provide key parameters for the preventive protection of the Yuanjue Cave, this paper firstly established a refined database of key parameters of Yuanjue Cave and adjacent areas (geometry, geology, physical properties) based on three-dimensional laser point cloud scanning, a fine survey of adjacent areas, engineering geophysical prospecting, and indoor multifactor coupling tests. …”
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Shigemori Mirei : un regard créatif sur l’art des jardins by Murielle Hladik

“…Shigemori supervised an extensive survey throughout the whole Japanese archipelago at a time during which some of these gardens were falling into disrepair, or even disappear, whereas they are now considered as "National Treasures". These surveys, and especially the huge work of restoration and creation of new gardens conducted by Shigemori, greatly contributed to the enhancement and renewal of this very fragile and ephemeral heritage of garden design. …”
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Patrimonialisation du biome de las Caatinga : imaginaires paysagers en changement dans le semi-aride brésilien by Caio Augusto Amorim Maciel

“…In consequence, its recognition as a natural area capable of cultural appreciation and protection was therefore delayed, leaving the caatinga off the list of biomes worthy of being classified as National Treasures by the Brazilian Constitution of 1988. …”
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