Friday, May 29, 2015

What's There to Hide?

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Archaeo-blogger and anti-coin trade advocate Nathan Elkins has accused CPO of  misrepresenting his views about the circulation of ancient co...
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Trade Professionals Speak Common Sense

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The Ivory Tower academics of the archaeological lobby often speak about requiring "provenance information" and "export certif...
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Thursday, May 21, 2015

Fall of Palmyra Calls for Safe Harbor for Syrian Antiquities

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As fear grows that ISIS may target Palmyra's ancient ruins for destruction , it's time to rethink the wisdom of repatriating artifac...
Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Poor Timing in Cairo

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On May 14, 2015, the Antiquities Coalition and Middle Eastern Institute joined with the Egyptian Military Dictatorship and some other author...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015

ISIS Iconclasm a Mere Cover Story for Looting?

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So says an  Iraqi official based on unnamed sources.   But Iraqi sources were also the basis for the now widely discredited claim that ISIS ...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

More Transparency and Inclusion Needed

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The well-funded and well-connected  Antiquities Coalition  has helped promote and organize  conferences at the Smithsonian and in Cairo to...
Thursday, May 7, 2015

Anti-Collector Advocacy Poses as Academics Once More

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Dr. Nathan Elkins has continued his anti-collector crusade by posting an abstract of an article from the Journal of Field Archaeology that i...
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