The new EU Commission’s funded report “Illicit trade in cultural goods in Europe” is out now – and it’s almost 300 pages strong! The report was written by Dr. Neil Brodie Dr. Donna Yates from Trafficking Culture. You can have a look at it following this link or download it here.
As recently noted, the EAA published Benchmarks for Archaeology and Heritage Protection 2019 – 2024 for the upcoming elections of the European Parliament in May 2019. Special attention is paid to the prevention of illicit trade in antiques. During election campaigns, benchmarks are a highly effective instrument to make politicians and political parties aware of…
At the forthcoming EAA annual conference in Bern, September 4-7, 2019, we would like to draw your attention to the following Session of the Committee in the illicit trade of cultural material Illegal obtaining and trade of archaeological artefacts: status quo and counteraction In the framework of the session we will discuss illicit circulation of…
At the forthcoming EAA annual conference in Bern, September 4-7, 2019, we would like to draw your attention to the following session: DE-COLONISATION AT EAA 25 YEARS ON: THE SOCIAL-ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE CONSERVATION Theme: archaeological_heritage_and_museum_management Twenty-five years ago, when the first annual meeting of the EAA took place, the term ‘decolonisation’ was practically…
INTERNATIONAL WINTER SCHOOL: Anthropology of forgery Art Collecting, Authentication and Innovative Tools for a Culture of Legality in Cultural Heritage February 25th – March 1st, 2019 – Padua, Italy The International Winter School “Anthropology of forgery. Art Collecting, Authentication and Innovative Tools for a Culture of Legality in Cultural Heritage” will continue exploring the topics…
ARCA is accepting early applications for its “19th postgraduate certificate program in art crime & cultural heritage protection“. Travel to Italy, stay for a summer. Study Art, Antiquities, & Culture CRIME from experts in the field. Applications are now being accepted for ARCA 2019 November 30, 2018 – Early Application Deadline January 30, 2019 – General Application…
In the frame of the Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) 2019 Conference with the topic ‘Check Object Integrity’, which will take place in Krakow on April 23-27, 2019, we would like to inform you about a session on ‘Chasing heritage thieves: digital methods and approaches to contrasting trafficking and looting of cultural…
In the frame of this year’s annual meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists we will held our session on “CULTURAL PROPERTY: FROM LOOTING AND ILLEGAL TRADE TO RESTITUTION” on September 8th from 08:30 until 13:00. You can find the full programme of the conference here (the description of our session is on page 409).…
The programme is online! “Guardians of the contexts” – towards (more) responsible use of the European archaeological resources International conference on the legislation, strategies and principles for the inclusion of the amateur archaeologists & metal detectorists into the scientific research and heritage protection schemes, and consolidation of the legal framework and practical measures for the…
International conference on the legislation, strategies and principles for the inclusion of the amateur archaeologists & metal detectorists into the scientific research and heritage protection schemes, and consolidation of the legal framework and practical measures for the prevention of looting and illegal trade in antiquities Place: Ljubljana Date: 5th/6th April 2018 Venue: National museum of…
EAA-Committee on the Illicit Trade in Cultural Material 