Anonymous Swiss Collector

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Scottish Sphinxes: Neo-antiquities at Culzean Castle

Posted on 5 October 2015

Not every Scottish Grand Tourist returned with the Parthenon in tow.

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Faking the Past: when archaeologists commit fraud

Posted on 2 October 2014

A look at archaeological fraud.

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Maya artefacts and Mexican bandits: trafficking tall tales

Posted on 1 July 2014

A most unbelievable story of a looted (or fake) Maya book and mask.

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Demand for Colonial Bolivian Silver Objects: Melt it down? Sell it on?

Posted on 3 December 2012

Compiling information on South American church theft is really quite interesting.

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Valdivia Figurines and the appeal of ‘the oldest’

Posted on 19 September 2012

The logo for the Ecuadorian Ministry of Culture website is about my favourite thing

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Believability, the burden of proof and Occam’s Razor

Posted on 29 April 2012

OR Carl Sagan breaks it down

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Neurologically speaking, ascribed “authenticity” matters to us

Posted on 22 December 2011

“Authenticity” is such an interesting part of art crime and illicit antiquities research.

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