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Opportunities

Opportunities: 10 December 2015

Posted on 10 December 2015

Learning, networking, conference and employment opportunities

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Fake Mexican Antiquities by Leopoldo Batres (1910, PDF)

Posted on 9 December 2015

An early book on Mesoamerican artefact forgery for you to enjoy.

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Three Recent Presentations on Antiquities Trafficking (Slides)

Posted on 7 December 2015

Visuals from some of the public lectures I gave in November.

News

Culture crime news 30 November–6 December 2015

Posted on 7 December 2015

Hot this week: Outrage over Jain idol theft and remarkable recovery!

Book Review

Disappearing Ink by Travis McDade

Posted on 6 December 2015

Years of library and archive theft go unnoticed at a University; despair for our print collections.

Opportunities

Opportunities: 3 December 2015

Posted on 2 December 2015

Learning, networking, conference and employment opportunities

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Value of authenticity and collectors’ ‘higher loyalties’ when buying illicit artefacts and orchids: 2 open access papers

Posted on 2 December 2015

Some of my recent scholarship is online for free. Check it out.

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On Coin Theft at the National Museum of Scotland: Conversation

Posted on 2 December 2015

Some questions and my answers about a Scottish museum heist and museum security.

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The textured pleasure of a disputed Van Gogh

Posted on 30 November 2015

A visit to the Yale University Art Gallery to see The Night Café (1888)

News

Culture crime news 23–29 November 2015

Posted on 30 November 2015

Hot this week: A notorious dealer sorta goes down in Germany, but not really.

Book Review

Bog Bodies Uncovered by Miranda Aldhouse-Green

Posted on 30 November 2015

Preserved ancient human sacrifice victims as crime scenes to investigate? Yes please.

Opportunities

Opportunities: 26 November 2015

Posted on 26 November 2015

Learning, networking, conference and employment opportunities

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