Hot this week: Terrible Op-eds
“LA Times OpEd Distorts Both Archaeology and the Law”
Posted on 7 April 2014
This post is by my colleague Tess Davis who generously allowed me to repost it here.
Culture crime news: 31 Mar–06 Apr 2014
Posted on 7 April 2014
Hot this week: FBI find thousands of illicit antiquities in home of 90-year-old collector
On BBC Radio Scotland talking about antiquities trafficking
Posted on 5 April 2014
Looting in India and the difficulties involved in prosecuting this type of crime.
De Sade’s stolen 12m-long manuscript returning to France
Posted on 4 April 2014
12m long manuscript penned in the Bastille, stolen in 1982, smuggled into Switzerland, and ruled a good faith purchase in 1998.
“Cursed” stela pulled from London auction over looting concerns
Posted on 3 April 2014
Bonham’s offers a stela owned by an Anonymous Swiss Collector, withdraws piece due to looting allegations.
Two pots, two stories: vignette on the looting of Guatemala’s Maya past
Posted on 1 April 2014
How does an ancient Maya vase end up in a UK museum?
Culture crime news: 24–30 Mar 2014
Posted on 31 March 2014
Hot this week: Grave robbing and reality TV
Culture crime news: 17–23 Mar 2014
Posted on 24 March 2014
Hot this week: Stolen and looted paintings. Pissaro, Matisse, Rembrandt, and Van Gogh
Illicit antiquities trade, basic assertions
Posted on 21 March 2014
Here is a taster from the draft of a book chapter I am working on.
Culture crime news: 10–16 Mar 2014
Posted on 17 March 2014
Hot this week: the US returns items from Egypt
US/Honduras cultural property agreement renewed and extended
Posted on 13 March 2014
The United States have renewed import restrictions on cultural objects originating in Honduras