Cultural Property Observer

A Web Log Championing the Longstanding Interests of Collectors in the Preservation, Study, Display and Enjoyment of Cultural Artifacts Against an "Archaeology Over All" Perspective

Thursday, July 29, 2010

PAS Reaches Milestone

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The Portable Antiquities Scheme has archived its 400,000th record on its database of English and Welsh finds. See http://finds.org.uk/blogs/...
Wednesday, July 28, 2010

State Department Ambassadors Fund 2010 Awards Announced

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The State Department Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation 2010 Awards have been announced. See http://newsblaze.com/story/201007241316...
Monday, July 26, 2010

Budget Woes Hit Italian Archaeology Hard

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The Italian archaeological establishment is apparently due to take a large hit as part of government austerity measures aimed at addressing ...
Sunday, July 25, 2010

Why not Wine?

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Most everyone likes a good glass of wine. Perhaps because I am partly of Hungarian descent, I sometimes enjoy a nice glass of chilled Tokaji...

Thorpe v. Thorpe, Pa.

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Jack Thorpe, a son of world famous Native American athlete Jim Thorpe, has sued Thorpe, Pa. for the remains of his father, who he wants to b...
Friday, July 23, 2010

Pity Poor Bolivar

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Hugo Chavez has decided Simon Bolivar's body must be exhumed to prove he was poisioned by early imperialist plotters. See http://www.eco...
Thursday, July 22, 2010

ANA Convention in Boston

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The American Numismatic Association has scheduled its summer convention in Boston. See http://www.xpresspress.com/breaking-news/worlds-fair-...
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Cultural Property Observer
Washington, DC, United States
Peter Tompa has collected ancient coins for almost 50 years. He has written and lectured about cultural property issues for a decade. He is a contributor to a chapter on numismatics in K. Fitz Gibbon ed., "Who Owns the Past?" (Rutgers 2005). He has lobbied members of the U.S. Congress and the Executive Branch in an effort to ensure that the small businesses of the numismatic trade receive fair treatment from federal regulators. He currently serves as a board member of the Cultural Policy Research Institute and the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild. He also has been a co-chair of the American Bar Association's Art & Cultural Heritage Law Committee. His advocacy has received notice in the media, including the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Art Newspaper and the Voice of America. He hopes his views as a collector and lawyer will provide a counterpoint to the "archaeology over all" perspective found in most blogs about cultural property issues. This Web page is a public resource for general information and opinion about cultural property issues, and is not intended to be a source for legal advice. Opinions expressed here are the author's own.
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