Cultural Property

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• Did Ludwig Borchardt steal the Nefertiti bust from Egypt?

  
  Elginism — Authority: 128
  German archaeologist Ludwig Borchardt discovered the Nefertiti bust in 1912. The bust was taken from Egypt to Germany, but wheter or not this removal had official permission is something that is disputed by the Egyptian authorities. From: Modern Ghana Egypt pushes for return of antiquities to origin countries ...
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• How were the Benin Bronzes originally mean to be displayed

  
  Elginism — Authority: 128
  Much is said about context – not least by the British Museum. The reality though is that the original context for which many artefacts were designed was very different from the museum environments in which they are currently displayed. From: Modern Ghana Forever Bronze By Tam Fiofori According to Omo ...
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• Egypt makes new efforts to secure return of Nefertiti Bust

  
  Elginism — Authority: 128
  Egypt is carrying on building pressure on Germany to try & secure the return of the Nefertiti Bust . From: Bikya Masr Egypt, Germany to duke it out over Nefertiti bust Joseph Mayton 6 December 2009 in Culture, Egypt, Egyptology, Europe, News CAIRO: It has become the neverending story of Egypt’s Zahi ...
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• Sebastian Heaths account of CPAC Meeting

  
  Cultural Heritage in Danger — Authority: 103
  On November 13, Vice-President for Professional Responsibilities of the AIA Sebastian Heath attended the public hearing in Washington DC to review Italys request that the bilateral agreement with the US to restrict importation of antiquities be renewed. His account of the hearing has just been posted on AIAs web ...
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• Vote on the Rosetta Stone

  
  Elginism — Authority: 128
  The Guardian’s Website is running a poll (closing tomorrow) on whether or not people think that the Rosetta Stone should be returned. Please go to The Guardian’s Website , to vote before the poll closes. From: The Guardian Stolen treasure? Ignoring the British Museum’s rebuffs, Egypt is demanding for ...
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• China’s hunt for their looted treasures

  
  Elginism — Authority: 128
  The looting of the Summer Palace in Beijing (an act carried out largely under the instruction of the Eighth Earl of Elgin – Son of the Seventh Earl who took the Parthenon Marbles) continues to cause controversy today, due to the fact that many of the artefacts from the site have ended up in museums around the ...
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• UK Museum returns Maori bones to New Zealand

  
  Elginism — Authority: 128
  Following the high profile successes of Australian Aboriginal groups in securing the repatriation of human remains from Britain’s museums, New Zealand’s Maori’s are also achieving similar results. From: Agence France Presse Museum returns Maori bones to N.Zealand (AFP) – Nov 16, 2009 LONDON — A ...
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• Egypt requests return of looted artefacts from Europe & USA

  
  Elginism — Authority: 128
  Once again, Egypt is repeating requests that they have made previously for the return of looted artefacts held in museums abroad. From: Afrik.com Egypt demands return of stolen artifacts from Europe and U.S. The artifacts are of great historicity and culture Thursday 12 November 2009 / by Konye Obaji Ori ...
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• Ruling in FOIA case condones DOS intransigence on ancient coin import restrictions

  
  Coin Collecting News — Authority: 532
  A long-awaited ruling fails to address serious issues within the U.S. State Department bureaucracy. US District Court Judge Richard Leon—well known for his pro-government views—has issued a ruling upholding the State Department’s refusal to disclose information about the controversial decisions to impose ...
  3 weeks ago

• Dueling Claims

  
  High Country News - Most Recent — Authority: 497
  A tribal attempt to protect New Mexicos Mount Taylor sparks a bitter struggle over uranium mining, religious differences and claims to an ancient landscape.
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• Holocaust looted art bill will allow de-acessioning of some artefacts

  
  Elginism — Authority: 128
  More coverage of Andrew Dismore’s bill to allow museums to over-ride their governing charters & return artefacts looted during the Nazi era. From: Hendon & Finchley Times Looted artwork from the Second World War could be returned under new bill tabled by Hendon MP Andrew Dismore 12:31pm Tuesday 10th ...
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• A case of looted artefacts or not? Chinese anger at Quing Dynasty seal

  
  Elginism — Authority: 128
  With cases involving artefacts with dubious provenance, every case is different & has to be handled differently. In this instance though it seems as though there may well not be a case at all. People do have to acept that like it or not, some artefacts have been acquired legitimately (or in this case, with no ...
  4 weeks ago

• The Agenda – Who really owns stolen and looted artefacts?

  
  Elginism — Authority: 128
  As detailed before , the Press TV programme on Who really owns stolen and looted artefacts? has now been broadcast. Presented by Yvonne Ridley, guests on the panel included: Tim Schadla-Hall (Reader in Public Archaeology), Julian Radcliff (Chairman of the Art Loss Register), Dr Caroline Goodson (Birckbeck College, ...
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• Symbiosis Lost and Nuance in New York

  
  Coin Collecting News — Authority: 532
  By Wayne Sayles – Ancient Coin Blog Ancient coins have existed since the 7th century BC. They attracted the interest of collectors shortly after that and have continued to inspire ordinary people around the world for going on three millennia. During the Italian Renaissance, the collecting of ancient coins became ...
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