News and interest items related to archaeology
The Italian Antiquities Trial – a Brief Review
During the summer of 2005, a trial began in Italy with the goal of deciding the guilt or innocence of Marion True along with Robert […]
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ArtiFACTS: Recent News in Archaeology and Anthropology
Here’s what’s new in archaeology for the previous week (below the fold):2,100 year old melon… with flesh still on the rind! In Japan, archaeologists recovered […]
New Egyptian Tomb Find May Be Best Preserved
Belgian archaeologists of the Leuven Catholic University discovered a tomb of Henu, a high-ranking estate manager and Egyptian courtier. The tomb dates to about 4,000 […]
Iranian Government With Panties in Wads over ‘300’
The Iranian government is bitching to the United Nations about a movie. I kid you not. They want the U.N., specifically, UNESCO to take action […]
ArtiFACTS: Recent News in Archaeology and Anthropology
Second Temple in Jerusalem in wrong spot!, Bulgarian archaeologists want higher wages, New Discovery of Old Sarcophagi in Egypt, and the 5,000 year-old embrace will […]
Stolen & Looted: Convicted Smuggler and Looter Reveals Trade Secrets
Pietro Casasanta spent five decades robbing his country of priceless artifacts and cultural items which he sold on the open market. According to Signor Casasanta, […]
Stolen & Looted: Getty Curator on Bail and Italians to Ask Japan for Return of Antiquities
Marion True, already on trial in Italy for dealing in looted artifacts, posted bail of $19,000 US this past Wednesday. In December, the Getty returned […]
Stolen & Looted: Grave Robbers in China
In China, looters are robbing graves at a rate that far out-paces the ability for Chinese authorities and archaeologists to keep up. Still, public officials […]
Stolen and Looted: Who Does the Past Belong To?
It would seem that The J. Paul Getty Museum disagrees with the nation of Italy with regard to ownership of antiquities in their possession: Italian […]
Stolen and Looted: Cultural History Lost and Destroyed for a Buck
Museums and private collectors are the motivations behind thieves that loot archaeological sites around the world, some of them never even known by archaeologists much […]