Two arrested over Hermitage theft http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5249408.stm Russian police have held two suspects over the theft of more than 200 items ...
Dear List, For an excellent summary of arguments about the idea of repatriation I highly recommend a new book: Dorothy King, "The Elgin Marbles", London 2006...
U.S. fights N. Korea efforts to forge currency http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14232677/ For those who have handled them, North Korean "supernotes" are virtually ...
Bill would aid study of ancient remains http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14293936/ A federal law governing protection of American Indian graves would be amended to...
You are invited to join this new list eFakes-L, if you are concerned about Internet fraud involving sale of fake and misrepresented collectibles on eBay and...
The Times and the Antiquities Trade http://www.atrium-media.com/rogueclassicism//Posts/00004127.html While various American antiquities dealers, curators and...
Getty returns 2 antiquities to Greece http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060822/ap_on_en_ot/getty_antiquities_2 The J. Paul Getty Museum has signed over to Greece...
Roman Ring Dispute http://www.atrium-media.com/rogueclassicism//Posts/00004116.html AN ancient Roman gold ring, supposedly found in a farmer's field, is at the...
Leading Iraq archaeologist flees http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5289046.stm Iraq's most prominent archaeologist has fled the country and is reported to...
U.S. recovers Iraqi treasure http://tinyurl.com/ffp9b (IR) One of the most important treasures looted in the ransacking of Iraq's National Museum three years...
... From: Dik van Bommel To: ancientartifacts@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 11:45 AM Subject: [Ancientartifacts] Stolen shabti's ...
eFakes-L: Week 1 This new forum is off to a rousing start, with nearly 100 members in its first week. I'm encouraged by that reception, and see every reason to...
Medusa-art.com offers for sale a rare Roman Torso published in 1926 http://www.news-antique.com/?id=781757&keys=Roman-Torso-Medusa-Art-Antiquiti es An Aug 20th...
Tim Haines saw this on the BBC News website and thought you should see it. ** Greek stolen artefacts returned ** Two treasures stolen from Greece have been...
RE: Donny George leaves Baghdad I would be very interested in hearing comments about this for the upcoming 6th Rebuilding Iraq Conference in Washington, DC. ...
Ancient Art Italy Wants Back From Boston's MFA http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0609/S00210.htm By Suzan Mazur With Boston's Museum of Fine Arts nearing an...
Getty-owned antiquities return home to Greece http://tinyurl.com/ec8ur (Reuters) Two ancient Greek artefacts, which were smuggled out of the country, came home...
Greece displays returned Getty antiquities, vows to seek more http://tinyurl.com/fey3q (UT) Greek officials vowed to step up their fight to reclaim its...
Sicilian exhibit includes 'stolen' objects http://tinyurl.com/obtfc (UPI) An exhibit in Trapani, Italy, of archeological artifacts from the ancient Sicilian...
Rude awakening for Russia's museums http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5302094.stm A state commission to inspect Russia's museums and archives is due to be up ...
Chinese tomb raiders get suspended death sentences http://www.thanhniennews.com/worlds/?catid=9&newsid=19475 A Chinese court has handed suspended death...
Greetings Dave and all, Unfortunately this should be of no surprise at all to anyone who knows geopolitics or about Russia or Sovietism. During Soviet times, ...
This is another argument against the concepts that "the past belongs to all of us" and that the way to ensure that all of us really do own it, is to place all...
Robbers lift priceless gold collection from Croatian museum http://tinyurl.com/l7tdh Robbers of an archaeology museum in the eastern Croatian town Vinkovci ran...
Dear List, From: http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/283 UNESCO's report on Israel's invasion of Lebanon and what they did to world heritage sites... Experts* sent...
Dear friends, I must say that there are no restrictions of private ownership on the cultural objects in Russia, but we think that the best place for such ...
Croatian police nab thief of priceless gold collection http://tinyurl.com/ja7pq (Raw) Croatian police Wednesday said they had detained a thief who over the ...
Leniency Sought in Theft of Maps http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/20/nyregion/20mbrfs-009.html Edward Forbes Smiley III, an antiquities dealer who admitted...
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