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.