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 […]
Archaeology
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 […]
Stolen and Looted: Meth Addict Funds Habit with Artifacts
The Oregonian reported yesterday that a Eugene, Oregon judge is finishing the sentencing of a band of looters that stole artifacts and remains from Native […]
Stolen and Looted: The Getty and the Museum of Fine Arts Return Artifacts
Recently, some museums like the J. Paul Getty Museum and Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts have tightened their policies on acquisition of artifacts and have […]
ArtiFACTS: Recent News in Archaeology 10/5/06
Aztec RuinsIn Mexico, archaeologists have uncovered a 15th century monolithic altar with a frieze of the raingod Tlaloc and an agricultural deity. This altar is […]
Journal Watch: Recent Articles in Anthropology & Archaeology Journals
ArchaeometryThe Discovery of Anomalously High Silver Abundances in Pottery from Early Roman Excavation Contexts in Jerusalem The authors report on a study of chemical compositions […]
Egyptian Chariots – Part 2 of 2
It is the post-Hyksos era of the New Kingdom that begins to see chariot used on a grand scale, however. Chariots were used in large […]
The Egyptian Chariot: Part 1
Chariot Photo by stinkerbell1 Chariots are frequent subjects of Egyptian art and are nearly always depicted as an instrument of war or hunting with the […]
ArtiFACTS: Recent News in the Field of Archaeology
***Jamestown***A 400 year-old well in Virginia’s Jamestown is yielding artifacts that include a Scottish pistol, a leather shoe, and a plaque that reads, “James Towne.” […]
Artifacts from the Getty Returned to Greece
Two artifacts alleged by Greek authorities to have been stolen and illegally marketed ultimately to The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles are to […]