Doha: UN anti-crime meeting highlights measures to curb illicit trade in cultural property
16 April 2015 - Weighing in on the vital importance of the world"s cultural artifacts and the illegal trade that endangers them, experts at an [...]
Andrew Moore on preserving ancient artifacts from the hands of ISIL
April 13, 2015 CCTV America Andrew Moore was interviewed this week on the activities of ISIL by CCTV America (Chinese-based international TV station). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ImILNgcVDs.
The Race to Protect Antiquities in Syria
The Race to Protect Antiquities in Syria Sarah Lynch USA Today 18 March 2015
The Tomb Raiders of Mesopotamia: Fighting ISIL, terrorism financing and saving our cultural heritage
The Tomb Raiders of Mesopotamia: Fighting ISIL, terrorism financing and saving our cultural heritage Mark V. Vlasic Huffington Post 26 March 2015
Economic Development Conference Presents Preservation Opportunities in Egypt
Economic Development Conference Presents Preservation Opportunities in Egypt Antiquities Coalition Blog 25 March 2015
The Fight Against the Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Objects The 1970 UNESCO Convention: Past and Future
The Fight Against the Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Objects The 1970 UNESCO Convention: Past and Future 15 and 16 March 2011 Paris, UNESCO Headquarters Information [...]
Assyrian Artifacts to Be Returned to Iraq
March 15, 2015 NY Times By Tom Mashberg http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/assyrian-artifacts-to-be-returned-to-iraq/ American officials on Monday are expected to repatriate about 65 objects to the Iraqi government, among [...]
Narrowing Markets for Illicit Trade of Syrian Antiquities
March 14, 2015 The Daily Star By Samar Kadi http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Mar-14/290754-narrowing-markets-for-illicit-trade-of-syrian-antiquities.ashx BEIRUT: Syria’s opulent cultural treasures, including six sites on the world heritage list, are at [...]
The Ancient Sites Now Under Threat From ISIS in Libya
March 4, 2015 Newsweek By Jack Moore http://www.newsweek.com/2015/03/13/rise-isis-threatens-libyas-classical-archaeology-sites-311038.html Armed with sledgehammers, chisels and a video camera, ISIS militants took their propaganda campaign to Mosul museum [...]
The Destruction of Cultural Heritage Should be a War Crime
March 2, 2015 The Wall Street Journal By Eric Gibson http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-destruction-of-cultural-heritage-should-be-a-war-crime-1425073230 It turns out that the news isn’t as bad as it first appeared. Last [...]
Egypt Organizes an International Conference to Combat the Looting of Culture Heritage in the Arab World
Reuters Arabic CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt intends to organize an international conference addressing the looting of culture and heritage of the Arab world in May, [...]
VIDEO: ISIL Militants Destroy Antiquities with Sledgehammer
February 26, 2015 CNN.com A video released by ISIS shows militants destroying troves of cultural artifacts at museum in Mosul, Iraq http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2015/02/26/id-wedeman-mosul-isis-destroys-artifacts.cnn
Gleaming in the Dust
Gleaming in the Dust is a new audio documentary that reveals the extent to which ancient antiquities are being looted in Egypt and sold on [...]
Protecting Ancient Treasures from Becoming Casualties in Iraq and Syria
September 24, 2014 PBS News Hour By Jeffery Brown
Will al-Maliki’s Resignation Solve Iraq’s Political Problems?
May 23, 2014 CCTV America Thomas Sanderson, CSIS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlQmfBvSw3U
Monuments Men: Protecting Art And Cultural Heritage In The Midst Of Conflict
March 12, 2014 The Kojo Show Corine Wegener http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2014-03-12/monuments-men-protecting-art-and-cultural-heritage-midst-conflict During World War II, a U.S. Army unit known as the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section [...]
Fear and Looting in Egypt – Visible from Space
February 13, 2014 Al Jazeera America By Noreen Moustafa http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/techknow/blog/2014/2/13/fear-and-lootinginegyptvisiblefromspace.html The pyramids of Giza stand as stoic witnesses to Cairo, a city perpetually buzzing with [...]
The Illicit Antiquities Trade as a Transnational Criminal Network
The Illicit Antiquities Trade as a Transnational Criminal Network: Characterizing and Anticipating Trafficking of Cultural Heritage International Journal of Cultural Property (2013) 20:113–153. By Peter Campbell 2013 Campbell [...]
The Fight Against the Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property: Best Practices in the United States of America
By Lawrence M. Kaye Best Practices in the United States of America.pdf
Model Provisions on State Ownership of Undiscovered Cultural Objects
Model Provisions on State Ownership of Undiscovered Cultural Objects.pdf
Organised Crimes in Art and Antiquities
December 12-14, 2008 Edited by Stefano Manacorda International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme: Selected papers and contributions from theInternational Conference on [...]
Basic Actions Concerning Cultural Objects Being Offered for Sale Over the Internet
Measuring Illicit Traffic UNESCO.pdf
International Antiquities Trafficking: Theft by Another Name
International Antiquities Trafficking: Theft by Another Name - Protecting Archaeological Sites Abroad by Prosecuting Receivers, Sellers, and Smugglers of Looted Antiquities under United States Domestic Law Papers presented at [...]
Model Export Certificate for Cultural Objects
MODEL EXPORT CERTIFICATE FOR CULTURAL OBJECTS.pdf
UNESCO, International Flows of Selected Cultural Goods and Services, 1994-2003
UNESCO, International Flows of Selected Cultural Goods and Services, 1994-2003: Defining and capturing the flows of global cultural trade UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Montreal, 2005 [...]
Pity the Poor Middlemen
1998 Culture Without Context 3, Autumn, no. 4‐6. Neil Brodie Brodie 1998
Preventing the Illicit Traffic in Cultural Property: Resource Handbook for 1970 UNESCO Convention
Resource Handbook for 1970 UNESCO Convention.pdf
UNESCO and UNIDROIT: A Partnership Against Trafficking in Cultural Objects
By Lyndel V. Prott A Partnership Against Trafficking in Cultural Objects.pdf