Nepal Heritage Project documents over 2,000 monuments, 8,000 archaeological objects

The Nepal Heritage Documentation Project (NHDP) has collected detailed information on more than 2,000 historical monuments, over 2,500 inscriptions and more than 8,000 archaeological objects in Nepal over the past eight years. Launched in 2018, the project has also produced documentaries and records on various jatras, festivals and forms of intangible cultural heritage.

The collected information has been incorporated into the Department of Archaeology’s National Heritage List and the project’s digital database. The project was carried out in collaboration with the Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies at Heidelberg University, the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Nepal’s Saraf Foundation for Himalayan Traditions and Culture, and the Department of Archaeology.

The Arcadia Fund of the United Kingdom provided the principal financial support for the project.