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Thoughts For Thursday: Metal Detecting, Archaeology, and Museums
I look for stories all week long to put into the weekly feature, Shouldn’t Miss News. I keep it to five stories a week, which means that some stories aren’t shared or get shared through F… more →
Preservation and Place
Thoughts For Thursday: Metal Detecting, Archaeology, and Museums
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wrote 2 months ago: I look for stories all week long to put into the weekly feature, Shouldn’t Miss News. I keep … more →
Russia Lists Historic Mansions for Public Auction
wrote 3 months ago: There are currently 150,000 architectural monuments in Russia. According to Russian culture minister … more →
Head of Hades to be Returned to Sicily
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wrote 4 months ago: The Getty museum has recently announced that it has decided to voluntarily return a terracotta head … more →
Smuggled Tyrannosaurus Skeleton at Auction
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wrote 4 months ago: Described as “a superb Tyrannosaurus skeleton” that “ruled the food chain of the a … more →
Is Legendary Antiquities Expert Douglas Latchford a Fraud?
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wrote 5 months ago: 81-year-old British art collector Douglas A.J. Latchford, known as one of the world’s greatest … more →
Turkey Employs Human Rights Law in Assault on British Museum
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wrote 5 months ago: In January, Turkey will be turning to human rights law in a novel claim to repatriate sculptures cur … more →
The UK's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)
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wrote 5 months ago: When items are discovered in England and Whales, the State has no claim to them unless they are clas … more →
Artifacts From Greek Heist Recovered, But Greek Museums Still in Danger
wrote 5 months ago: In a mid-February armed robbery, two masked men stole 76 artifacts from the Museum of the History of … more →
Multi-Decade Smuggling Operation Exposed
wrote 6 months ago: In 2007, Indian authorities detained a consignment en route to the United States. The authorities st … more →
Mummified Toddler Returned to Peru
wrote 6 months ago: On Tuesday, authorities in Peru recovered a nearly 700 year old mummified toddler from Bolivian cult … more →
Ancient Roman Artifact Seized
wrote 6 months ago: On Thursday, Italian Military police officers announced the recovery of the head of an ancient terra … more →
Turkey Accused of Cultural Blackmail
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wrote 7 months ago: The Turkish government is keen on reclaiming 18 objects housed at the Met as part of the Norbert Sch … more →
Egyptian Authorities Thwart Smuggling Attempts
wrote 7 months ago: Earlier this week, the Egyptian authorities were pleased to report that they had thwarted two separa … more →
Smuggling in Pakistan Out of Control
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wrote 7 months ago: Like many other source nations, Pakistan lacks the financial means to protect it’s rich cultural her … more →
Egyptian Leaders Trade Archaeological Heritage for Political Gain
wrote 7 months ago: Recently, reports have surfaced that former Egyptian presidents have been trading Egyptian antiquiti … more →
Nepalese Gang Busted for Trafficking Antique Bronze Buddha
wrote 7 months ago: As reported in The Himalayan Times, the Nepal Police have arrested five persons involved in the atte … more →
Turkey Makes a Grab for Extant Antiquities
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wrote 7 months ago: Turkey has recently launched a somewhat successful albeit aggressive campaign to reclaim allegedly l … more →
Rebel Forces Set Fire to Aleppo's Old City
wrote 7 months ago: The Old City of Aleppo, which has formerly been designated as a world heritage site, is again under … more →
Cultural Life in Mali: "No one wanted this war."
wrote 7 months ago: From an excellent perspective on the cultural decimation in Mali: So much has already been threatene … more →
