Encouraging News from the AAMD
UPDATE January 13, 2013: The new guidelines are now published here.
UPDATE January 13, 2013: The new guidelines are now published here.
National Geographic’s “Who’s Stealing Afghanistan’s Cultural Treasures?” (August 1, 2013) offers valuable first-hand information about the looting and smuggling of Afghanistan’s archaeological treasures. So what could happen legally if stolen…
The State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs last week granted immunity from judicial seizure to artifacts on loan from Mexico. The pieces will be part of a 2012…
“Please exempt ancient coins. Don’t ruin my hobby. Thanks[.]” That reaction summarizes many comments submitted to the Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) by dozens of ancient coin collectors worried about the adoption of…
MSN posted an insightful piece of interest to collectors, dealers, and archaeologists. It is reported that the production of fakes is easier than looting authentic archaeoligical objects, thereby reducing looting…
Hugh Eakin’s New York Times commentary titled “The Great Giveback” is flawed. The opinion piece argues that museums “are supposed to be in the business of collecting and preserving art from…
The University of Vermont (UVM) has recovered historical documents that disappeared from its library. The Burlington Free Press reports on October 4, 2011 that 67 documents were returned to UVM…