Did you know that Southend Museum has a small collection of ancient Egyptian objects? Here I look at some on display in the recent Wunderkammer exhibition.
Tag: Looting
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.
Global Xplorer: Satellite remote sensing, looting and crowd-sourcing.
A new platform can make you a 'Space Archaeologist', but will it help looters too?
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?
Scribe in the House of Life: Hannah Pethen Ph.D. 