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- Revealing Our History
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- AMNTE NOFRE (Amentet Neferet)
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- iMalqata – A Joint Expedition
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Category Archives: Protection and destruction
Provenance, fakes, uncertainty and ethics: The problems with legally purchased antiquities.
My recent visit to the Barcelona Egyptian Museum revealed some fantastic artefacts, but also raised unsettling questions about forgeries, provenance and the ethics of presenting recently purchased antiquities in museums. Continue reading
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Tagged Antiquities, Egypt, forgeries, Looting, Museums
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The myths about illegal antiquities and why you should never buy them!
Purchasers of black market artefacts promulgate many myths to justify their actions, but there is a dark reality behind them. Continue reading
Posted in Protection and destruction
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The Cleansing of Mosul
Originally posted on Gates of Nineveh: An Experiment in Blogging Assyriology:
As the focus has shifted to Palmyra, relatively little media attention has been paid over the past several months to ISIS’ continued destruction of cultural sites in and around…
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Does the Neighbourhood Planning and Infrastructure Bill matter for archaeology outside the UK?
Changes to UK legislation will have a negative effect on attitudes to and protection of archaeology overseas? Continue reading
Posted in Protection and destruction
Tagged Antiquities, Archaeology and Egyptology, Egyptology, Legislation, Looting, NPIB, Planning
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