A taster abstract for one of the journal papers I have “in submission”.
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Researching the global trade in looted cultural objects (slides with audio)
Posted on 6 August 2014
I am (slowly) adding audio to all of my online presentations and here is the first.
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Dance of the Maize God: a beautiful film about the pillaging of the Maya past
Posted on 24 July 2014
Out of the looters trench and on to the computer in less than an hour: a film review from Belize.
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Hollywood’s ancient Maya: illegal movie footage as trafficked cultural property?
Posted on 13 July 2014
Illegal filming at Mexican archaeological sites carries stiff penalties, as some filmmakers may soon find out.
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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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World’s largest pyramid threatened by road construction
Posted on 11 March 2014
A storm is brewing in the Mexican state of Puebla.
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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
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Antiquities dealer Leonardo Patterson arrested in Spain
Posted on 12 April 2013
Antiquities dealer, smuggler, and twice (at least) convicted felon Leonardo Patterson has been arrested in Spain
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So they sold that Barbier-Mueller stuff over the weekend
Posted on 25 March 2013
Sotheby’s finished up their Barbier-Mueller sale of pre-Columbian antiquities and it went, roughly, as expected.
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Maya Murals, Mercury, and Risk
Posted on 30 October 2012
It seems like Maya tomb news is coming hot and heavy these past few weeks.
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Images of historic looting
Posted on 26 October 2012
Emotional images of the looting of a Maya temple.
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Ad implications: Helping us all get through customs
Posted on 21 December 2011
For the past few months I have been meaning to write about an ad that was featured in the Economist.