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https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2014/05/return-of-pharaoh.html Cultural Property Observer: Return of the Pharaoh? Zahi Hawass has been cleared of all corruption charges in Egypt, and just before CPAC's meeting on the Egyptian MOU where the "unclean han... cultural property observer of the return pharaoh https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2009/11/looted-coin-detector.html?showComment=1258472677014 Cultural Property Observer: Looted Coin Detector? During his presentation at last Friday's Cultural Property Advisory Committee, Italian Cultural Ministry archaeologist Stefano De Caro revea... cultural property observer looted coin detector https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2009/12/face-of-real-saint-nick-in-time-for.html Cultural Property Observer: The Face of the Real Saint Nick Revealed in Time for Christmas An Italian forensic pathologist has teamed up with a British anthropologist and new technology to reconstruct the face of the real Saint Nic... cultural property observer https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2011/07/mubaraks-allegedly-pocketed-money-from.html?showComment=1312016572981 Cultural Property Observer: Mubaraks Allegedly Pocketed Money From Ticket Sales for Travelling... An Egyptian newspaper has published allegations that the Mubarak family skimmed monies from ticket sales of travelling exhibits of Egyptian ... cultural property observer https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2010/05/pas-lets-finders-record-their-own-finds.html Cultural Property Observer: PAS Lets Finders Record Their Own Finds The PAS has changed its database so that registered users now can record their own finds. See http://finds.org.uk/blogs/centralunit/2010/05/... cultural property observer pas lets finders record https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2009/11/china-goes-treasure-hunting.html Cultural Property Observer: China Goes Treasure Hunting Peter Neville-Hadley for the Wall Street Journal writes about China's efforts to catalogue and repatriate artifacts from the Summer Palace ... cultural property observer china goes treasure hunting https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2012/04/slam-dunk.html Cultural Property Observer: SLAM Dunk A US District Court has dismissed a forfeiture claim brought by the United States on behalf of Egypt for a mummy mask owned by the St. Louis... cultural property observer slam dunk https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2013/02/more-problems-discovered-at-pompeii.html Cultural Property Observer: More Problems Discovered at Pompeii A week after reports surfaced about thefts of antique books from a historic library in Naples, Italian authorities have announced another ar... cultural property observer more problems discovered pompeii https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2014/03/exceptions-or-rules-and-prevailing.html?showComment=1394631731782 Cultural Property Observer: Exceptions or Rules and Prevailing Trends in Archaeology? Archaeo-blogger Nathan Elkins has accused CPO of "intellectual dishonesty" for questioning the assumption that archaeologists promptly and ... cultural property observer exceptions https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2015/07/archaeo-blogger-acknowledges-assad.html Cultural Property Observer: Archaeo-Blogger Acknowledges Assad Regime Involvement In a long post, archaeo-blogger Sam Hardy has examined the involvement of the Assad regime in looting at Palmyra before the site fell into... cultural property observer assad regime blogger acknowledges involvement https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2010/09/coiney-win-in-comment-quest-exposes.html Cultural Property Observer: "Coiney" Win in Comment Quest Exposes Greek MOU as Limited Special... The regulations.gov website has recorded 1347 public comments on the Greek MOU. Archaeo-blogger Paul Barford reckons that coin collectors an... cultural property observer https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2015/03/coin-world-on-cpac-hearing-on-italian.html Cultural Property Observer: Coin World on CPAC Hearing on Italian MOU Renewal Steve Roach, Coin World's Editor, questions whether MOUs hurt more than help. He concludes, "There are perhaps more effective ways to prot... cultural property observer coin world https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2014/04/money-laundering.html?showComment=1398341462610 Cultural Property Observer: Money Laundering? Archaeo-blogger Rick St. Hilaire seeks to smear an entire industry by suggesting that a difference in values of art and artifacts exported f... cultural property observer money laundering https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2014/08/collector-dealer-relieved-of-his-coins.html Cultural Property Observer: Collector-Dealer Relieved of his Coins The US Government has repatriated several valuable coins produced in Greece millenia ago to that country as part of a plea deal agreed to ... cultural property observer collector dealer relieved coins https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-very-small-special-interest-ii.html Cultural Property Observer: A very small special interest II More evidence, if any is needed, that the actual number of supporters the archaeological lobby can muster is quite small in the scheme of th... cultural property observer very small special interest ii https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2024/09/ Cultural Property Observer: September 2024 A Web Log Championing the Longstanding Interests of Collectors in the Preservation, Study, Display and Enjoyment of Cultural Artifacts Against an "Archaeology... cultural property observer september https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2009/06/rebuttal-to-looting-matters-why-are.html Cultural Property Observer: Rebuttal to: Looting Matters: Why are Ancient Coins From Cyprus... Wayne Sayles has offered a detailed rebuttal to David Gill's Looting Matters: Why are Ancient Coins From Cyprus Featured in a Suit Against t... cultural property observer https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2015/07/pay-dirt-or-reality-falls-far-short-of.html Cultural Property Observer: "Pay-dirt" or Reality Falls Far Short of Hype Once More? After a series of outlandish claims including that "looted antiquities" are ISIS' second most important funding source after "hot oil" with... cultural property observer https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2016/01/nyt-peddled-opinions.html Cultural Property Observer: New York Times Falls for Opinions Peddled as Fact? So wonders Judith Dobrzynski, an experienced journalist. Indeed. cultural property observer new york times https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2016/05/ Cultural Property Observer: May 2016 A Web Log Championing the Longstanding Interests of Collectors in the Preservation, Study, Display and Enjoyment of Cultural Artifacts Against an "Archaeology... cultural property observer may https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2008/07/people-to-people-contacts-through.html Cultural Property Observer: People to People Contacts Through a Shared Interest in Numismatics I attended the American Numismatic Association (ANA) Convention in Baltimore, Maryland today. What makes this show different from others is ... cultural property observer https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2014/04/monica-hanna-arab-spring-and-state-of.html?showComment=1397663883195 Cultural Property Observer: Monica Hanna: The Arab Spring and the State of Egyptian Antiquities On April 14, 2014, Monica Hanna, an Egyptologist and social media activist, spoke at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. She w... cultural property observer the arab spring https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2013/06/more-on-size-of-internal-chinese-market.html Cultural Property Observer: More on the Size of the Internal Chinese Market for Antiquities James Fitzpatrick has written CPAC to provide the following additional information about the immense size of the internal Chinese market in ... cultural property observer https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2015/09/apt-question.html Cultural Property Observer: Apt Question I posted this question about this week's CBS report in the comments section on an archaeological blog, but it's worth asking here too: If... cultural property observer apt question https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2014/05/tunnel-vision-mou-supporters-oblivious.html Cultural Property Observer: Tunnel Vision: MOU Supporters Oblivious to Facts on the Ground Supporters of the Egyptian Military Dictatorship's request for a MOU should take note. The Egyptian public is refusing to buy into the Gen... cultural property observer https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2017/02/real-turn-around-or-business-as-usual.html Cultural Property Observer: Real Turn Around or Business as Usual? It would be nice to think that Deborah Lehr and her well-funded Antiquities Coalition have had a real change of heart about how the antiqu... cultural property observer turn around real business usual https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2015/11/muted-response-to-russian-bombing.html Cultural Property Observer: Muted Response to Russian Bombing Attack Near Palmyra's Ancient Citadel The archaeological blogosphere has had a muted response to a Russian attack on ISIS positions near the ancient citadel of Palmyra . Last m... cultural property observer https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2010/03/collectors-and-archaeologists-engage-in.html Cultural Property Observer: Collectors and Archaeologists Engage in Dialogue The ACCG website has this blurb about the Newcastle Portable Antiquities Conference: http://www.accg.us/issues/news/newcastle-conference-ra... cultural property observer collectors archaeologists engage dialogue https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2011/12/hispanic-society-coins-put-on-auction.html Cultural Property Observer: Hispanic Society Coins Put on the Auction Block The Hispanic Society has put its collection of 38,000 historic Spanish coins up on the auction block in one lot with an estimated value of b... cultural property observer put on the auction hispanic society https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2014/01/time-for-change.html Cultural Property Observer: Time for a Change An American archaeologist is calling for Greek authorities to consider new approaches to preserving the nation's ancient sites. He's not ... cultural property observer time for change https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2011/01/egypts-antiquities-fall-victim-to-mob.html Cultural Property Observer: Egypt's Antiquities Fall Victim to the Mob Alex Joffe has written thoughtfully about the realities on the ground behind the looting of the Egyptian Museum and archaeological stores. S... cultural property observer to the egypt https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2025/04/ Cultural Property Observer: April 2025 A Web Log Championing the Longstanding Interests of Collectors in the Preservation, Study, Display and Enjoyment of Cultural Artifacts Against an "Archaeology... cultural property observer april https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2014/04/reality-check.html Cultural Property Observer: Reality Check Something that should give pause to the thinking members of the archaeological community who are not unalterably opposed to private collecti... cultural property observer reality check https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2014/08/archaeo-blogger-logic.html Cultural Property Observer: Archaeo-Blogger Logic It's interesting to note that an archaeo-blog from Poland tries to turn a story of an airport seizure into a supposed justification for US ... cultural property observer blogger logic https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2014/08/200000-plus-served.html?showComment=1407525522223 Cultural Property Observer: 200,000 Plus Served Thanks to CPO's readers for 200,000 plus page views. CPO is there to provide a collector's perspective on issues where all too often the "a... cultural property observer plus served https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2011/12/dirty-dishes.html Cultural Property Observer: Dirty Dishes The New York Times is reporting that some dishes that were evidently taken from one of Saddam's palaces are being repatriated to Iraq after ... cultural property observer dirty dishes https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-century-of-collecting-and-learning.html Cultural Property Observer: A Century of Collecting and Learning The New York Times has reported on Eric Newman and his century of collecting and learning. Although the article focuses on Eric's America... cultural property observer century collecting learning https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2016/05/worth-wait.html Cultural Property Observer: Worth the Wait? The House has approved the Senate's trimmed down version of HR 1493. Now, the legislation will go to President Obama for signature. Both... cultural property observer worth wait https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2015/10/email-to-cbs-news.html?showComment=1443722530248 Cultural Property Observer: Email to CBS News Margaret Brennan's report on documents seized from a terrorist financier in Syria contains some serious errors. (see http://www.cbsnews.com/... cultural property observer email cbs news https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2011/03/urice-and-adler-update-on-us-government.html Cultural Property Observer: Urice and Adler Update on US Government Lawlessness in Cultural... Derek Fincham has posted the latest version of Urice and Adler's working paper examining the lawlessness of the U.S. Executive branch's appr... cultural property observer https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2014/10/pas-syrian-style.html Cultural Property Observer: PAS-Syrian Style? Archaeo-blogger Paul Barford sees ISIS inspired looting in Syria, apparently organized with the help of local archaeologists (who may very w... cultural property observer pas syrian style https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2022/11/ Cultural Property Observer: November 2022 A Web Log Championing the Longstanding Interests of Collectors in the Preservation, Study, Display and Enjoyment of Cultural Artifacts Against an "Archaeology... cultural property observer november https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2008/05/emergency-iraqi-restrictions-dry-run.html Cultural Property Observer: "Emergency" Iraqi Restrictions-- Dry Run for Upcoming Chinese... The breadth of the "emergency restrictions" on Iraqi cultural artifacts reminds me of the breadth of the still-pending request for import re... cultural property observer dry run emergency iraqi https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2011/07/jury-finds-for-government-in-1933.html?showComment=1311311426240 Cultural Property Observer: Jury Finds for Government in 1933 Double Eagle Case The government has prevailed in its effort to seize a group of valuable 1933 Double Eagle Gold coins. See http://www.boston.com/news/nation/... cultural property observer for government https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2014/04/money-laundering.html Cultural Property Observer: Money Laundering? Archaeo-blogger Rick St. Hilaire seeks to smear an entire industry by suggesting that a difference in values of art and artifacts exported f... cultural property observer money laundering https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2015/02/monopoly.html Cultural Property Observer: Monopoly vs. Better, Faster, Cheaper A turf battle in France between public and private sector archaeologists has led to the Louvre being occupied by angry public sector archa... cultural property observer monopoly vs better faster https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2012/03/archaeologist-in-every-backyard.html Cultural Property Observer: An Archaeologist in Every Backyard? From the looks of it, the archaeological establishment wants an archaeologist in every backyard to make sure you are not excavating anything... cultural property observer archaeologist every backyard https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2014/01/rule-happy.html Cultural Property Observer: Rule Happy The Competitive Enterprise Institute has drawn attention to the vast increase in the number of Federal Regulations Americans must comply wit... cultural property observer rule happy https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2014/12/36-million-looting-figure-loses-further.html Cultural Property Observer: $36 million looting figure loses further credibility Hopefully, anyone in the archaeological blogosphere still holding out hope that that $36 million figure for looted artifacts in one area alo... cultural property observer million looting figure loses https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2010/08/ice-returns-khmer-artifacts-but.html Cultural Property Observer: ICE Returns Khmer Artifacts, But Questions Remain ICE has issued a press release about the repatriation of Khmer artifacts to Cambodia. See http://www.ice.gov/pi/nr/1008/100818washingtondc.h... cultural property observer ice returns khmer artifacts https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2012/02/your-european-tax-euros-at-work.html Cultural Property Observer: Your Tax Euros at Work The archaeological blogs are all agog over the news that the EU funded European Research Council has given a 1 million Euro grant to some we... cultural property observer tax euros work https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2014/05/ Cultural Property Observer: May 2014 A Web Log Championing the Longstanding Interests of Collectors in the Preservation, Study, Display and Enjoyment of Cultural Artifacts Against an "Archaeology... cultural property observer may https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2009/04/scholars-analysis-of-situation-in.html Cultural Property Observer: A Scholar's Analysis of the Situation in Cyprus The Cyprus Mail has reported on Swiss scholar Marc Fehlmann's analysis of the situation in Cyprus. See: http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main... cultural property observer https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2013/06/repatriate-all-nazi-artifacts-to-germany.html Cultural Property Observer: Repatriate all Nazi Artifacts to Germany? Archaeo-blogger Paul Barford has suggested that Nazi artifacts should be repatriated back to Germany. Presumably, such a rule could take i... cultural property observer repatriate nazi artifacts germany https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2012/09/what-of-safes-turkish-repatriation-fest.html Cultural Property Observer: What of SAFE's Turkish Repatriation Fest? Some months ago Saving Antiquities for Everyone was working with Turkey's US lawyers (who also help fund SAFE) to produce a conference to he... cultural property observer safe turkish repatriation fest https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2010/11/members-of-congress-weigh-in-against.html Cultural Property Observer: Members of Congress Weigh-In Against Import Restrictions on Ancient... Twelve members of Congress have expressed concerns to Secretary of State Clinton regarding the imposition of import restrictions on ancient ... cultural property observer members of congress https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2012/04/chinese-bowl-brings-big-bucks.html Cultural Property Observer: Chinese Bowl Brings Big Bucks Here is more evidence that US trade restrictions have just moved auction business overseas. See http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/04/chi... cultural property observer chinese bowl brings big bucks https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2015/06/greece-on-brink.html Cultural Property Observer: Greece on the Brink It increasingly looks like the already grossly underfunded Greek cultural establishment will suffer yet more from the effects of any default... cultural property observer on the greece brink https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2011/05/aia-gala-are-aias-donors-informed-of.html Cultural Property Observer: AIA Gala-- Are the AIA's Donors Informed of the AIA's Postions on... The AIA's annual gala has attracted the notice of the Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240527487041876045762893723... cultural property observer https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2009/01/obama-ministry-of-culture.html Cultural Property Observer: Obama Ministry of Culture? The "Culture Grrl" Blog has an interesting story about a proposal for a US Ministry of Culture. See: http://www.artsjournal.com/culturegrrl/... cultural property observer obama ministry culture https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2012/06/government-stikes-out-yet-again-against.html Cultural Property Observer: Government Strikes Out Yet Again Against SLAM A U.S. District Court has denied the Government's Second Motion for Reconsideration of a decision to throw out a forfeiture case against an ... cultural property observer yet again government strikes slam https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2013/12/prominent-israeli-antiquities-dealer.html?showComment=1386050051579 Cultural Property Observer: Prominent Israeli Antiquities Dealer Sues IAA A prominent Israeli antiquities dealer has filed suit against the Israeli Antiquities Authority. He alleges that the IAA damaged his rep... cultural property observer prominent israeli antiquities dealer https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2008/06/ Cultural Property Observer: June 2008 A Web Log Championing the Longstanding Interests of Collectors in the Preservation, Study, Display and Enjoyment of Cultural Artifacts Against an "Archaeology... cultural property observer june https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2008/10/good-read-thomas-lairds-story-of-tibet.html Cultural Property Observer: Good Read: Thomas Laird's "The Story of Tibet" I don't get to read "for fun" as much as I would like to. One good thing about train trips is that as long as there is no work that needs to... cultural property observer the story of good read https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2025/07/ Cultural Property Observer: July 2025 A Web Log Championing the Longstanding Interests of Collectors in the Preservation, Study, Display and Enjoyment of Cultural Artifacts Against an "Archaeology... cultural property observer july https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2012/05/cultural-nationalism-bites-german.html Cultural Property Observer: Cultural Nationalism Bites German Archaeologists American archaeologists have been generally supportive of the repatriation efforts of countries like Egypt, Turkey, Greece and Italy. Alth... cultural property observer nationalism bites german archaeologists https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2014/10/viking-hoard.html Cultural Property Observer: Viking Hoard A significant Viking era treasure was recently found in Scotland and reported under its Treasure Trove law. More evidence-- if any is nee... cultural property observer viking hoard https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2011/06/none-of-their-business-ii.html?showComment=1307616643767 Cultural Property Observer: None of their Business II The AIA has issued a manifesto condemning the Smtihsonian for planning to exhibit artifacts from the Belitung shipwreck. See http://www.arch... cultural property observer none business ii https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2011/07/lifeline-for-zahi-and-justification-for.html Cultural Property Observer: Lifeline for Zahi and Justification for "Emergency Import Restrictions"? There is nothing like a good indictment to remind Egyptians about Zahi Hawass' successes in seeking the cooparation of US law enforcement to... cultural property observer lifeline https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2015/03/archaeo-blogger-wonders-about.html Cultural Property Observer: Archaeo-Blogger Wonders about Professionalism Archaeo-blogger David Gill has called into question the professionalism of BM staff in their dealings with his friend, Paul Barford. But,... cultural property observer blogger wonders professionalism https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2023/09/ Cultural Property Observer: September 2023 A Web Log Championing the Longstanding Interests of Collectors in the Preservation, Study, Display and Enjoyment of Cultural Artifacts Against an "Archaeology... cultural property observer september https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2016/03/state-department-expresses-qualms-over.html Cultural Property Observer: State Department Expresses Qualms Over Liberation of Palmyra from ISIS Russian propagandists are having a field day with our State Department's apparent indifference to the Assad regime's liberation of Palmyra... cultural property observer https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2011/12/will-obama-state-department-uphold.html Cultural Property Observer: Will the Obama State Department Uphold Import Restrictions Allegedly... How did the controverisal decision to impose import restriction on Cypriot coins come about? This is a significant issue because this "prec... cultural property observer https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2014/04/egyptian-coffin-found-in-isreal.html Cultural Property Observer: Egyptian Coffin Found in Isreal Will Egyptian cultural bureaucrats demand it back ? cultural property observer egyptian coffin found isreal https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2025/05/ Cultural Property Observer: May 2025 A Web Log Championing the Longstanding Interests of Collectors in the Preservation, Study, Display and Enjoyment of Cultural Artifacts Against an "Archaeology... cultural property observer may https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2011/12/coin-world-on-greek-import-restrictions.html Cultural Property Observer: Coin World on Greek Import Restrictions Coin World has published this straightforward article about the new import restrictions on Greek coins. See http://www.coinworld.com/article... cultural property observer coin world greek import restrictions https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2008/10/police-posse-to-raise-awareness-about.html Cultural Property Observer: Police Posse to "Raise Awareness" About ICOM "Red List of Afghan... The Metropolitan Police in the London have announced a special initiative to warn off art and antiquities dealers from purchasing "looted" A... cultural property observer https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2014/11/nelson-bunker-hunt-rip.html?showComment=1416061181390 Cultural Property Observer: Nelson Bunker Hunt RIP Nelson Bunker Hunt passed away on Oct. 21, 2014, but because he lost his collection years ago to bankruptcy, his death has not attracted muc... cultural property observer nelson bunker hunt rip https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2008/11/russians-and-georgians-trade-charges.html Cultural Property Observer: Russians and Georgians Trade Charges Over War Damage The Art Newspaper reports that Russia and Gerogia are trading charges over war damage to cultural sites within Georgia and the break away re... cultural property observer russians https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2010/11/ Cultural Property Observer: November 2010 A Web Log Championing the Longstanding Interests of Collectors in the Preservation, Study, Display and Enjoyment of Cultural Artifacts Against an "Archaeology... cultural property observer november https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2015/05/trade-professionals-speak-common-sense.html Cultural Property Observer: Trade Professionals Speak Common Sense The Ivory Tower academics of the archaeological lobby often speak about requiring "provenance information" and "export certificates" as proo... cultural property observer trade professionals speak common sense https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2014/03/hungary-atillas-grave-found-as-seveso.html?showComment=1396012406846 Cultural Property Observer: Hungary: Atilla's Grave Found as Sevso Treasure "Repatriated" Hungary's Prime Minister has announced that the nation has purchased part of the famous Sevso Treasure on the theory that the treasure is ... cultural property observer https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2012/01/chinas-disappearing-past-victim-of.html Cultural Property Observer: China's Disappearing Past: A Victim of Modernization or Greedy Foreign... Here are two different reports with two very different conclusions about the reasons behind China's fast disappearing cultural history. See ... cultural property observer https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2008/11/aia-lectures-about-coins.html?showComment=1226852760000 Cultural Property Observer: AIA Lectures About Coins Nathan Elkins has publicized lectures related to numismatics scheduled for the upcoming AIA meeting in Philadelphia. For more, see here: ... cultural property observer aia lectures coins https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2011/07/hes-back-part-ii.html Cultural Property Observer: He's Back: Part II It now appears that Zahi Hawass may be back as Minister of Antiquities yet again. Mubarak first appointed him to the newly created post in... cultural property observer back part ii https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2012/03/cpac-to-meet.html Cultural Property Observer: CPAC To Meet The Federal Register reports that the Cultural Property Advisory Committee will meet to discuss renewals of current MOU's with Guatemala and... cultural property observer cpac meet https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2014/02/is-this-science.html?showComment=1391700262385 Cultural Property Observer: Is this Science? Let CPO say it respects archaeology and all it has contributed to the understanding of the human past. On the other hand, CPO also question... cultural property observer science https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2008/12/milken-institue-speaks-on-cultural.html Cultural Property Observer: Milken Institute Speaks on Cultural Property Issues The Milken Institute (founded by the former "Junk Bond King" who is now hoping for a Presidential pardon in the waning days of the Bush admi... cultural property observer milken institute speaks issues https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2008/07/credibility-gap-widens-for.html Cultural Property Observer: "So Much for the 'Looted Sites.'" The Wall Street Journal published this article today. Despite the way some associated with the archaeological community might try to belittl... cultural property observer so much for the looted sites https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2014/02/which-office-do-i-go-to-to-get-my.html?showComment=1392767147768 Cultural Property Observer: Which Office Do I Go To To Get My Reputation Back? Federal prosecutors have dropped all smuggling charges against Joe Lewis II, a well-known collector of Egyptian antiquities. The much ba... cultural property observer https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2015/06/pas-under-threat.html Cultural Property Observer: PAS Under Threat? This news should be of concern to everyone. Due to budget pressures in the UK, the Portable Antiquities Scheme will be folded into another... cultural property observer pas threat https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2008/09/nagpra-runs-amok-in-hawaii.html Cultural Property Observer: NAGPRA Runs Amok in Hawaii The Museum Security Network has republished an interesting article from "Indian Country Today" about how the Native American Graves Protecti... cultural property observer nagpra runs amok hawaii https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2016/01/how-much-money-is-isis-making-from.html Cultural Property Observer: How Much Money is ISIS Making from Antiquities? The Gates of Nineveh blog contains this comprehensive analysis of the issue. The answer, something, but nowhere near as much as has been ... cultural property observer how much https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2008/10/ Cultural Property Observer: October 2008 A Web Log Championing the Longstanding Interests of Collectors in the Preservation, Study, Display and Enjoyment of Cultural Artifacts Against an "Archaeology... cultural property observer october https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2014/04/is-that-it.html?showComment=1396549993833 Cultural Property Observer: Is That It? Archaeo-blogger David Gill is making much of the fact that two lots have been withdrawn from auction based on the work of a confederate wh... cultural property observer https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2009/12/ Cultural Property Observer: December 2009 A Web Log Championing the Longstanding Interests of Collectors in the Preservation, Study, Display and Enjoyment of Cultural Artifacts Against an "Archaeology... cultural property observer december https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2015/06/preservation-not-repatriation-should-be.html Cultural Property Observer: Preservation Not Repatriation Should be the Goal The Committee on Cultural Policy has published my commentary on repatriation and the Syrian Civil War. Unfortunately, HR 1493, as curre... cultural property observer preservation repatriation goal https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2010/07/china-has-adopted-new-auction-law.html Cultural Property Observer: China has Adopted a New Auction Law The PRC has adopted a new auction law. See http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/35104/china-adopts-new-rules-for-auctions-of-cultural-relics/ ... cultural property observer china adopted new auction https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2011/08/putin-looter.html Cultural Property Observer: Putin, the Looter? http://news.yahoo.com/putin-discovers-greek-urns-scuba-dive-154802017.html I'll leave it to others to complain to the Russian Embassy th... cultural property observer putin looter https://culturalpropertyobserver.blogspot.com/2015/02/lots-of-heat-but-any-light.html Cultural Property Observer: Lots of Heat, But Any Light? The archaeological lobby has gone into high gear with symposiums in DC , Chicago, Philadelphia and Dallas that purport to address the is... cultural property observer lots of heat light

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