The U.K.: A Major Cultural Property Supplier
Photo credit: Athewma European nations accounted for ten of the top 20 sources of archaeological, historical, and ethnological material imported into the United States in 2012. And last year alone,…
Top 20 Sources of U.S. Archaeological, Historical, and Ethnological Imports
European nations accounted for ten of the top 20 sources of archaeological, historical, and ethnological material imported into the United States in 2012. Switzerland led the list overall, with the…
Spotlighting Fake Antiquities with Record Keeping Laws
Fraudulent antiquities are sold in the same way that knockoff jeans, counterfeit medicines, and fraudulent sports merchandise are peddled to consumers. The goal of the sellers is to maximize profits…
Spotlighting Black Market Antiquities with Record Keeping Laws
Antiquities traffickers make their money by selling artifacts bulldozed from archaeological sites, sawed from ancient tombs, and chiseled from revered temples. Fences often convert these legacies of civilization into cash…