Endangered Archaeology from El Salvador Protected by Renewed MoU with the United States
Maya mask subject to renewed import restrictions with El Salvador. |
Maya mask subject to renewed import restrictions with El Salvador. |
Federal prosecutors recently scored three court victories in two forfeiture actions and one subpoena case involving allegedly contraband Peruvian artifacts. A federal magistrate in New Mexico recommended that a conservator,…
“Please help us,” pleaded Honduran archaeologist Ricardo Agurcia in written remarks submitted to the Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC). He and nearly twenty others submitted remarks to CPAC in advance…
Tamucumira Mask.One of the Bolivian objects subject toCPIA import regulations.Photo courtesy US State Dept. The US government has extended import protections over archaeological and ethnological objects from Bolivia. The two…
“The fight to preserve our common cultural heritage, as well as to deny extremists such as ISIL [Islamic State in Iraq and Syria] resources from the sale of blood antiquities,…
The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) yesterday submitted public comments supporting Bulgaria’s request for a Memorandum of Understanding that would implement US import protections covering cultural artifacts. The comments were…
Public comments have now been submitted to the Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) regarding Mali’s request for a renewal of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States. The…