Culture in Conflict: Where Can ISIS Get $1 Million?
Culture in Conflict: Where Can ISIS Get $1 Million? Antiquities Coalition Infographic March 2015
Andrew Moore on preserving ancient artifacts from the hands of ISIL
Andrew Moore on preserving ancient artifacts from the hands of ISIL CCTV 13 April 2015
Deborah Lehr, Chairman of The Antiquities Coalition, interviews with Amr Adib (VIDEO)
Deborah Lehr, Chairman of The Antiquities Coalition, interviews with Amr Adib Amr Adib Alqahera Alyoum Show 22 September 2014
Seeking Common Ground: Digging for Answers
Seeking Common Ground: Digging for Answers Antiquities Coalition Blog 29 April 2015
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.
IS looting provokes call for global response
IS looting provokes call for global response Jane O'Brien BBC News, Washington 17 April 2015
The Race to Protect Antiquities in Syria
The Race to Protect Antiquities in Syria Sarah Lynch USA Today 18 March 2015
Culture in Conflict: Where Can ISIS Get $1 Million?
With the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the world rightfully asked how a militant faction too extreme for Al-Qaeda [...]
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
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 [...]
ISIS Assault On Civilization Targets Relics Once Saved From Looters
ISIS Assault On Civilization Targets Relics Once Saved From Looters Cristina Corbin Fox News 11 March 2015
Antiquities Coalition Calls on U.S. and All Nations to Use All Policy and Legal Tools to Halt the Destruction, Trafficking, and Sale of Illicit Antiquities
Washington, DC, March 11, 2015 ——— As ISIL extremists intensify their shameful march of destruction — destroying or looting and trafficking our shared heritage — the Antiquities Coalition [...]
Antiquities Coalition Calls on U.S. and All Nations to Use All Policy and Legal Tools to Halt the Destruction, Trafficking, and Sale of Illicit Antiquities
Antiquities Coalition Calls on U.S. and All Nations to Use All Policy and Legal Tools to Halt the Destruction, Trafficking, and Sale of Illicit Antiquities [...]
Response by Antiquities Coalition Chair Deborah Lehr On ISIS’s Destruction of the Ancient City of Nimrud
March 19, 2015 Every person on the planet should pause after yesterday's violent attack on humanity’s heritage and understand ISIS’ intent not only to control [...]
RESPONSE BY ANTIQUITIES COALITION CHAIR DEBORAH LEHR ON ISIS’ DESTRUCTION OF THE ANCIENT CITY OF NIMRUD
Download PDF Version AC Press Release 2015-3-11 Washington, DC, March 6, 2015 ——— Every person on the planet should pause after yesterday's violent attack on humanity’s [...]
ISIS Bulldozing of Ancient Nimrud Site in Iraq Stirs Outrage
ISIS Bulldozing of Ancient Nimrud Site in Iraq Stirs Outrage Rick Gladstone and Somini Sengupta NY Times 6 March 2015
The Illegal Antiquities Trade Funded The Iraqi Insurgency. Now It’s Funding The Islamic State.
The Illegal Antiquities Trade Funded The Iraqi Insurgency. Now It’s Funding The Islamic State. Washington Post Reid Wilson 9 March 2015
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 [...]
United Nations Takes a Stand on Cultural Racketeering
United Nations Takes a Stand on Cultural Racketeering Antiquities Coalition Blog 16 February 2015
Global Databases
Archaeological inventories are widely recognized as a crucial first step in safeguarding ancient sites and antiquities. The International Council of Museums calls such databases “a [...]
Digging Out of Tourism Downfalls: Egypt’s Archaeology Takes the Stage
Digging Out of Tourism Downfalls: Egypt's Archaeology Takes the Stage Deborah Lehr Huffington Post 17 December 2014
From Plunder to Preservation: The Untold Story of Cultural Heritage, World War II, and the Pacific
From Plunder to Preservation: The Untold Story of Cultural Heritage, World War II, and the Pacific Antiquities Coalition Blog - Tess Davis 5 February 2015
Digging out of tourism downfalls: Egypt’s archaeology takes the stage
Digging out of tourism downfalls: Egypt’s archaeology takes the stage Deborah Lehr Huffington Post 17 December 2014
Testimony from Sarah Parcak at CPAC Hearing
CPAC Testimony by Sarah Parcak Cultural Property Advisory Committee June 2nd 2014
Testimony from Monica Hanna at CPAC Hearing
CPAC Testimony by Monica Hanna Cultural Property Advisory Committee June 2nd 2014
Treasure Hunter Barry Clifford: ‘Santa Maria’ Access Denied
Treasure Hunter Barry Clifford: 'Santa Maria' Access Denied Antiquities Coalition Blog - Justine Benanty 14 July 2014
Ancient Egyptian Artifacts Repatriated: American Family Returns Personal Collection to Egypt
Ancient Egyptian Artifacts Repatriated: American Family Returns Personal Collection to Egypt Antiquities Coalition Blog 19 June 2014
Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC) hearing on Egypt’s MoU request for US import restrictions to combat the looting of Egyptian antiquities
The Antiquities Coalition strongly supports the request of the Egyptian government for the United States to provide additional protections against the import of illicit Egyptian [...]
Egypt Fights Looters Stealing its Antiquities with Spacecraft and Statecraft
Egypt Fights Looters Stealing its Antiquities with Spacecraft and Statecraft Katherine Boyle Washington Post 17 May 2014
The Antiquities Coalition Hosts Top Cambodian Officials at Roundtable on Cultural Racketeering
GLOBAL SOLUTIONS TO A GLOBAL PROBLEM EMPHASIZED Cambodian officials continuing their efforts to repatriate a group of statues looted during the country's civil war joined the [...]
Egyptian Government Formally Requests Emergency Import Restrictions from U.S. State Department
The Egyptian government has formally requested that the State Department impose emergency restrictions on the import of Egyptian antiquities into the United States without the [...]