Hot this week: Benin objects back to Nigeria (with a bit of argument)
Was the ancient Maya tomb of Copán’s first queen looted “to order”?
Posted on 21 June 2014
The looting of a spectacular Maya tomb only months after it appeared in National Geographic.
Culture crime news 9–15 June 2014
Posted on 16 June 2014
Hot this week: My research team featured in National Geographic!
Trafficking Culture in National Geographic
Posted on 14 June 2014
New Evidence Ties Illegal Antiquities Trade to Terrorism, Violent Crime, an article on the National Geographic
Culture crime news 2–8 June 2014
Posted on 9 June 2014
Hot this week: Ruling delays for the Fano Bronze/Getty Bronze/Victorious Youth.
Sacking the Necropolis: how 100 Peruvian mummy textiles ended up in Sweden
Posted on 9 June 2014
“Sweden Returns Ancient Andean Textiles to Peru“. Now that is a headline I like to see.
Culture crime news 26 May–1 June 2014
Posted on 2 June 2014
Hot this week: e-Egypt
PhD fieldwork advice? Give up when things are bad and mess around
Posted on 1 June 2014
Words of semi advice to students.
Culture crime news 19–25 May 2014
Posted on 26 May 2014
Hot this week: Syrian artefacts smashed?
“Hell yes, it was smuggled”: Stolen Cambodian statue is not the first Norton Simon has returned
Posted on 24 May 2014
Collector spent $16mil over 2 years mostly on smuggled Asian antiquities.
When looters find lost cities: Site Q and Ixtontón
Posted on 19 May 2014
Sometimes archaeologists don’t get there first…
Culture crime news 12–18 May 2014
Posted on 19 May 2014
Hot this week: The Santa Maria: Lost and found…by a looter?