I thought that is what would happen. This is a case where the states believe that the people are servants of the state, rather than the state serves the...
Well said John, this fiction must be rectified, since language like what is in the UNESCO Convention allow the ultimate power to control history in the hands...
'Jesus ossuary trial' stalled after more than three years http://tinyurl.com/cjpvcu [Jerusalem Post] By Matthew Kalman One of Israel's best-known antiquities...
Hi Thomas, With states, it is all about control of their populations. The realities of how culture is transmitted is of no interest to them at all. A number of...
John, Your backhanded attack on my words of thanks to Prof. Buttrey for his donation is unwarranted and is simply the sorts of mean-spirited attacks I have...
Hi Nathan, ... If by "gratuitous" you mean "freely given" then I agree, but if you mean "needless" then I must beg to differ. In your various writings over the...
Here we have the example of the 'Heroon of Trysa' http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article.asp?id=17093 It is "..among the most important Greek structures with...
Greece returns looted frescoes http://www.ansa.it/site/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2009-03-23_123336378..html Greece on Monday returned to Italy two medieval...
Man fined after Roman coin theft http://tinyurl.com/dl7djq [EADT] By DAVE GOODERHAM A METAL detecting raider has today been fined after stealing three Roman ...
Customs seize more than 1,400 archaeological objects at Djanet http://www.latribune-online.com/l_info_en_continu/15850.html [French] 1421 archaeological...
ACCG Presses Claims to Hidden Information http://tinyurl.com/ctaxbd REPORT BY PETER TOMPA The Ancient Coin Collectors Guild, the International Association of ...
A 2nd annual Benefit Auction will be held in August/September of 2009 http://www.accg.us/issues/news/accg-seeks-donations-for-2nd-annual-benefit-a uction By...
I certainly hope the truth about this matter will come to light shortly. If bureaucrats are willfully circumventing the law based on their own political...
Is Unesco damaging the world's treasures? http://tinyurl.com/cdjes5 [Independent] By Simon Usborne In 1991, Dubrovnik, a fairytale fortress of Titians,...
UNESCO has failed in many respects. Certainly the efforts to combat the transfer of illicit cultural property have born no fruit based on what everyone is...
Babylon Ruins Reopen in Iraq, to Controversy http://tinyurl.com/cqtwa2 [NY Times] By STEVEN LEE MYERS After decades of dictatorship and disrepair, Iraq is...
Insider theft at museums is a much more significant problem than most people realize, especially in "Third World" countries where there is never enough funding...
Discovery & deception: Spectacular finds, criminal charges http://tinyurl.com/cmffg7 [Billings Gazette] By ED KEMMICK DAY 1: This is the first of a four-part...
Israeli police bust Palestinians with ancient text http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30605650/ By Matti Friedman Undercover Israeli officers foiled an attempt by two...
Antique coin forger jailed http://tinyurl.com/qzp3k4 A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to six months imprisonment in what is believed to be the first case...
The ACCG has launched phase two of a coordinated plan to challenge import restrictions on ancient coins. http://tinyurl.com/pjzmsg As a British Airways...
Swiss Gallery Surrenders EU2 Million in Antiquities to Italy http://tinyurl.com/ofjdxt [Bloomberg] By Adam L. Freeman A Swiss art gallery has surrendered 251...
Tampa court says Odyssey should return treasure to Spain http://tinyurl.com/r697de (typicallySpanish) A United States judge has ruled that the treasure found...
Archaeologists unearth two tonnes of ancient coins in China http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/508309 Archaeologists have unearthed more than two tonnes of...
Thank you for this information. This is clearly another small lot of rare coins which should be returned to the ground so that they may be found again by...
Italy: Ancient marble monument found in Rome http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/CultureAndMedia?id=3.0.3437120414 A 2000-year-old marble monument featuring...
Ancient Etruscan cemetery found in southern Italy http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/CultureAndMedia/?id=3.0.3501111349 An ancient Etruscan cemetery has been...
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