Extension of Import Restrictions Imposed on Certain Archaeological and Ethnological Material From Greece Very good news indeed. This document amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to reflect the extension of import restrictions on certain archaeological and ethnological material from the Hellenic Republic (Greece). The restrictions, which were originally imposed by CBP Decision…
How freeports developed, work, are (mis)used, is quite clear; a recent article from The Economist gives further details. Freeports are also well known in relation to storing archaeological items – see for instance the Symes case and the involved Geneva Free Ports. However, there may be change on the way, at least in Switzerland. Since…
Université Libre De Bruxelles / Campus Solbosch: mardi, 29 novembre 2016, 9-18:00 Journée d’étude sur “Le trafic illicite des biens culturels, source de financement du terrorisme et des groupes armés“, organisé par la Commission Belge Francophone et Germanophone pour l’UNESCO. La question du trafic illicite des biens culturels fait l’objet depuis de nombreuses années de…
Four people were arrested Wednesday for illegally trading in antiquities and drug smuggling in a police sting operation in various parts of Attica. Police said one of the suspects, a 52-year-old, was collared in a central Athens hotel as he tried to complete the sale of ancient artifacts for a price of 200,000 euros to…
The Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio recently sold nearly 70 antiquities from Egypt, Italy, and Cyprus for $1.2 million. New York auction house Christie’s said Thursday the total comes from live and online auctions this week. Egyptian officials earlier this week sought to stop the auction and wanted the items from Egypt returned there.…
The Model Export Certificate for Cultural Objects was jointly prepared by the Secretariats of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the World Customs Organization (WCO), cooperating to combat illicit trafficking in cultural property. It is specially adapted to the increasing phenomenon of cross border movements of the cultural objects. Knowing that…
A new master in archaeological law and crimes against the cultural heritage is offered by the Centro per gli Studi Criminologici, giuridici e sociologici and the Dipartimento di Beni Culturali ed Archeomafie, in cooperation with the Osservatorio Internazionale Archeomafie. Lectures will be held in Italian and take place at the Istituto Internazionale di Formazione METAFORM…
The current volume VII of the journal Archeomafie is now online. It is the first journal of its kind in Italy and you can find different topic related articles in Italian. The journal (ISSN 2036-4539) is published by the Osservatorio Internazionale Archeomafie in coperation with Liberarcheologia and the Centro Studi Criminologici di Viterbo. You find…
“Stolen Memory” is the investigation that led to the creation of the first journalistic platform that collects massive data on illicit trafficking of cultural artifacts from Latin American countries. It is a project of Peruvian digital investigative journalism site Ojo Público, which invited four important media in the region to participate in a transnational and…
Robin Symes and Christos Michaelides formed a duo of dealers who dominated the international antiquities market in the 1980s and 1990s. During that period they became the best suppliers of illicit antiquities to the most ‘reputable’ museums, private collections and auction houses. Many of their antiquities came from lower-level dealers such as Giacomo Medici and…
EAA-Community on the Illicit Trade in Cultural Material 