A storm is brewing in the Mexican state of Puebla.
Loopholes: dealers and museums profit from ‘charitable’ donations
Posted on 10 March 2014
A tax break scheme exposed in 1981 involving unprovenanced pre-Columbian antiquities
Culture crime news: 3–9 Mar 2014
Posted on 10 March 2014
Hot this week: surprising statements about stolen idols in Australia
Wrongs and rights at the National Gallery of Australia
Posted on 8 March 2014
Positive international partnership brings Peruvian gold and praise; absurd denial of wrong-doing in stolen idol case brings resounding criticism.
Dinosaur smugglers and fossil thieves
Posted on 7 March 2014
Last month a dinosaur footprint was stolen in Utah. This week Brazil announced that it is cracking down on the illegal fossil trade.
Intact Mexican shaft tomb found, guarded by shaman figurine
Posted on 6 March 2014
A rare, intact western Mexican shaft tomb has been found by archaeologists
Den of thieves: When art is stolen from a Latin American church it’s everyone’s loss
Posted on 6 March 2014
Six massive paintings by 18th Century painter Tomás de Merlo were stolen
Church Theft, Insecurity, and Community Justice
Posted on 3 March 2014
I’ve just had a new paper published in the European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research: my first criminology publication!
Culture crime news: 24 Feb–2 Mar 2014
Posted on 2 March 2014
Hot topics: Roman sarcophagus lid return
Culture crime news: 17–23 Feb 2014
Posted on 24 February 2014
Hot topics: Maybe mythical German treasure.
Trafficking Culture project seeks a Research Associate
Posted on 19 February 2014
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The realities of auction catalogue analysis
Posted on 17 February 2014
Last year there was a big rumble-grumble about Sotheby’s Paris’ sale of a portion of the Barbier-Mueller collection of Pre-Columbian antiquities.