Head of Hades to be Returned to Sicily
1The Getty museum has recently announced that it has decided to voluntarily return a terracotta head to the Museo Archeologico [...]
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Greek Archaeologists Rebury Remains to Protect Them
0Archaeologists are better known for unearthing archaeological artifacts, but in Greece, they are actually burying them. Due to the current [...]
Read more ›Shortage of Museum Guards in Greece Results in Another Theft
1Armed robbers broke into the Museum of the History of the Olympic Games in Antiquity last Friday, stealing more than [...]
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On Sale Today: The Parthenon!
1Want some nice wedding photos? Why not spring the $2,000 to rent the Acropolis? In their fight against national debt, [...]
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European Commission Renews Efforts to Protect Cultural Artifacts
0The European Commission, the executive body of the European Union, is renewing its efforts to keep track and prevent the [...]
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The Exercise of “Professional Judgment” in the Acquisition of Antiquities Without Provenance
2What are buyers required to do before purchasing an ancient object? Just what is “due diligence” anyway? In a Huffington [...]
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The Elgin Marbles, the Bust of Nefertiti, the Euphronios Krater, and the Rosetta Stone: Who Owns What?
2As I typed in my rather unimaginative title to this post (I’m exhausted from traveling today, and its the best [...]
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Cuno and Gerstenblith Face Off on Antiquities Ownership Issues
0You might be thinking that I’ve got a bit of a crush on James Cuno, since this is the third [...]
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Italy returns missing foot to Greece.
0Greece is delighted with Italy’s return of a Parthenon sculpture fragment featuring the foot of the goddess Artemis. It is [...]
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