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That kid didn’t find a lost Maya city. Don’t believe what you read.

Posted on 11 May 2016

How I decide if archaeology news is believable.

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Ambassadors to Germany gather to discuss draft law on the Protection of Cultural Property [Press Release]

Posted on 10 May 2016

Important support for Germany’s draft law from antiquities source countries.

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Open letter in support of restricting the import of stolen Bolivian antiquities into the US

Posted on 3 May 2016

As submitted to the US State Department’s Cultural Property Advisory Committee.

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You can help protect Bolivian antiquities and sacred art from trafficking with one comment

Posted on 28 April 2016

Public comment on US/Bolivia cultural property agreement due 9 May!

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19th century tomb robbers: ‘The Royal Mummies of Deir el-Bahari’ by Gaston Maspero (1889)

Posted on 24 April 2016

Translation to English from French, by me.

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The US Govt can’t stop seizing looted Asian art this week. Hooray!

Posted on 18 March 2016

New York’s Asia Art Week, usually a depressing festival of pillage, is going a little differently this year.

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Illicit antiquities chic? Faux decapitated Buddha heads as decor

Posted on 26 February 2016

When did mutilated statues become pop normality?

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FAQ: Online PGCert in Antiquities Trafficking and Art Crime

Posted on 21 February 2016

Answers to some of the most common questions about our University of Glasgow online master’s courses.

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Watch me answer questions about antiquities trafficking (YouTube)

Posted on 7 February 2016

Your questions, my answers!

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Curious about antiquities trafficking and art crime? Study with me!

Posted on 29 January 2016

A quick overview of courses and degree options.

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Head aches: Easter Island’s missing moai

Posted on 1 January 2016

Reflecting on a broken ‘Easter Island Head’ replica, cultural loss, and return.

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Kidnapped culture: a visit to New Zealand’s looted, smuggled, returned Motunui Panels

Posted on 20 December 2015

Pondering the past with returned antiquities in cultural context.

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