Ancient treasures 'sold on E-bay' http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/CultureAndMedia/?id=3.0.3605743536 A man from a southern Italian town is being...
IAA requires collector registration http://tinyurl.com/luv3fp The Israel Antiquities Authority launched a campaign Tuesday to register the estimated 100,000...
ARCHAEOLOGY: ALGERIA, 117 STOLEN FINDS SEIZED http://www.ansamed.info/en/news/ME03.@... A large number of archaeological finds and works of art have...
In principle a good idea, but it is of course open to abuse by the implementing authorities. It could result in individual collectors or dealers being hounded....
Bethlehem police arrest man for suspected antiquities theft http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=218950 Palestinian tourism and antiques police...
That is an excellent point. I would add that a license to operate a metal detector should include (as does a license to drive an automobile) a requirement to...
I disagree. Here in America, rifles, for the most part never have and do not need a license. I do not think metal detectors should require them either. I...
I would not advocate requiring such a license in the USA either, however in European and Middle Eastern countries which restrict export of antiquities, I...
A very good point Dave is making. The Middle East as well as Europe are places where a metal detector can cause an immense amount of cultural damage. Not so in...
This argument has absolutely nothing to do with taxes I feel, John. It's about social responsibility and safety - both for metal detectors and rifles. Five...
licensing of many things (including automobiles) have a main purpose of extracting money from the person seeking a license, otherwise they would not be so...
Professional Numismatists Guild Assists in Combating Coin Import Restrictions http://tinyurl.com/mcffc7 The Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) has agreed to...
CPAC Chair Kislak's Views of the ECA and the Process for Imposing Import Restrictions on Cultural Goods http://tinyurl.com/kllgtx By Peter Tompa Then CPAC...
10,000 Roman coins unearthed http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/09/07/10000-roman-coins-unearthed/ By Russell Roberts One of the largest hauls of Roman coins...
That's the trouble with England - bronze coin finds are usually in poor condition. A pity since it's one of the few countries with reasonably effective laws on...
Collectors Challenge U.S. State Department Bureaucrats After Baltimore Seizure http://tinyurl.com/nlpl5g [WSJ Market Watch] A small packet of inexpensive...
ARCHAEOLOGY: ALGERIA, 117 STOLEN FINDS SEIZED http://www.ansamed.info/en/news/ME03.@... A large number of archaeological finds and works of art have...
Algeria ratifies the UNIDROIT Convention http://tinyurl.com/yal3d2e [in French] By Nassima Bensalem [Translation] A new presidential decree has been published...
Argentine diplomat caught smuggling Persian relics http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=107510§ionid=351020105 An Argentine diplomat has been caught...
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On Sept. 29, 2009 the Bulgarian Constitutional Court handed down a decision concerning a proposal made by the Bulgarian ombudsman last summer. In brief: 1....
eBay to limit sale of cultural artefacts http://tinyurl.com/yj7ux9m [SwissInfo] Switzerland's Federal Culture Office and online auction house eBay have agreed...
A case study http://www.sofiaecho.com/2009/10/30/806674_a-case-study By Petar Kostadino Bulgaria's new law on cultural heritage is about to face one of its...
Island thieves bag Viking treasure http://www.thelocal.se/23030/20091102/ by Paul O'Mahony Five hundred Viking era silver artifacts have been plundered from a...
EGYPTIAN ANTIQUE BACK HOME FROM US AFTER 100-YEAR ABSENCE http://www.ansamed.info/en/news/ME09.WAM50112.html Egypt received on Thursday an archaeological piece...