Antiquities Coalition Statement on Mosul Museum
Member of ISIS destroyed the priceless Assyrian winged bull statue at the Mosul Museum. Photo Credit: Vice Following the events in Mosul last week, [...]
Criminal Justice Matters Stealing the Past: Terrorists and the Black Market for Antiquities
March 4, 2015 As part of its "Criminal Justice Matters" series with Stephen Handelman, CUNY TV recently featured Antiquities Coalition Co-Founder Peter Herdrich and John [...]
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 Takes the Lead to Combat Looting
Egypt Takes the Lead to Combat Looting Antiquities Coalition Blog 25 February 2015
SCA press release (9-2-2015): The Arab Republic of Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities Organizes an International Conference Next May to Face the Attempts of Tempering with Cultural Heritage
SCA press release (9-2-2015) "The Ministry of Antiquities Organizes an International Conference next May to face the attempts of tempering with cultural heritage. The Minister of [...]
United Nations Takes a Stand on Cultural Racketeering
United Nations Takes a Stand on Cultural Racketeering Antiquities Coalition Blog 16 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
Europol Seizes Hundreds of Smuggled Ancient Egyptian Artifacts in Europe
Europol Seizes Hundreds of Smuggled Ancient Egyptian Artifacts in Europe Rany Mostafa The Cairo Post 29 January 2015
Islamic State Sells ‘Blood Antiquities’ from Iraq and Syria to Raise Money
Islamic State Sells ‘Blood Antiquities’ from Iraq and Syria to Raise Money Mark Vlasic Washington Post 14 September 2014
A la Poursuite des Pilleurs des Temples (Chasing Temple Robbers)
Tess Davis September 5, 2014 How one of the most famous statues in Cambodia could be found in the catalog of Sotheby's sales: A captivating [...]
Sotheby’s Returns Looted 10th Century Statue to Cambodia
June 13, 2014 Tess Davis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk6SXIKuotU Tess Davis
The Scourge of Looting: Trafficking Antiquities, from Temple to Museum
June 13, 2014 Tess Davis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SSVRByUZYI
New Evidence Ties Illegal Antiquities Trade to Terrorism, Violent Crime
New Evidence Ties Illegal Antiquities Trade to Terrorism, Violent Crime Heather Pringle National Geographic 13 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 [...]
Cambodia Roundtable on Cultural Racketeering – May 8, 2014
Antiquities Coalition team members Deborah Lehr, Peter Herdrich, Katie Paul, and Tess Davis, an archaeologist and advocate of Cambodian cultural heritage organized the roundtable on [...]
Tomb Raiders and Returns: Recovering Cambodian Antiquities and Our Collective Culture
Tomb Raiders and Returns: Recovering Cambodian Antiquities and Our Collective Culture Mark Vlasic Huffington Post 23 May 2014
Weekly Spotlight on State Culture: US to Review Request to Ran Antiquities Imports
Weekly Spotlight on State Culture: US to Review Request to Ran Antiquities Imports Mai Elwakil Mada Masr 22 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 [...]
Many Looted Egyptian Artifacts Go First to Israel, Switzerland
Many Looted Egyptian Artifacts Go First to Israel, Switzerland Barbara Slavin AL Monitor 28 April 2014
The Antiquities Coalition Hosts Egyptologist and Activist Dr. Monica Hanna
Dr. Monica Hanna. Credit: Saving Antiquities for Everyone The Antiquities Coalition was pleased to host the founder of the Egypt's Heritage Task Force, Dr. Monica [...]
Egyptian Antiquities Minister Calls for US Importation Restrictions
Egyptian Antiquities Minister Calls for US Importation Restrictions David LaGaccia ArtNet News 18 March 2014
Egypt Asks U.S. to Impose Sharp Curbs on Importing of Antiquities
Egypt Asks U.S. to Impose Sharp Curbs on Importing of Antiquities Tom Mashberg NY Times 14 March 2014
Meeting Between U.S., Egypt to Counter Smuggling Antiquities
Meeting Between U.S., Egypt to Counter Smuggling Antiquities Ehab El- Shazly The Cairo Post 13 March 2014
How ASOR is Helping to Protect Egyptian Antiquities
How ASOR is Helping to Protect Egyptian Antiquities Peter Herdrich ASOR Blog 13 January 2014
Global Alliance to Protect Egypt’s Stolen Antiquities
August 31, 2013 Cairo 360 Deborah M. Lehr Interview on with Osama Kamal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt9L3yPJjyE&app
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
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 [...]