Bookworm Plays Crucial Role in Map Theft Case.

Bookworm Plays Crucial Role in Map Theft Case.

3 on November 22, 2008, 1:19 pm / in ancient texts, archaeology law, Criminal prosecutions, cultural property law

Farhad Hakimzadeh, the 60-year-old Harvard educated businessman convicted of stealing pages from British Library books, has had his sentencing postponed [...]

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A Small Step Toward Synergy: Fincham’s PAS Article.

A Small Step Toward Synergy: Fincham’s PAS Article.

6 on November 19, 2008, 4:00 am / in archaeology law, cultural property law, Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS)

It took me a while, but I finally discovered the “download” button on SSRN.  I therefore had the opportunity to [...]

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UNESCO Officials Enjoy Mini-Break in Edinburgh.

UNESCO Officials Enjoy Mini-Break in Edinburgh.

0 on November 18, 2008, 4:00 am / in archaeology law, cultural property law, Development, Preservation Initiatives, UNESCO

UNESCO officials spent the better part of last week in Edinburgh investigating concerns over major development in the city. The [...]

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Cultural Sensitivity for All, Baby Seal Fur for None.

Cultural Sensitivity for All, Baby Seal Fur for None.

16 on November 12, 2008, 8:37 pm / in archaeology law, cultural property law, Preservation Initiatives

I really liked the following paragraph from Larry Rothfield on SAFE.  All of us who care about our collective past [...]

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Fear-peddling, Sabre-rattling, and Champions of Stagnation in Edinburgh.

Fear-peddling, Sabre-rattling, and Champions of Stagnation in Edinburgh.

1 on November 12, 2008, 2:28 am / in Amusing, archaeology law, cultural property law, Preservation Initiatives, UNESCO

Proponents of development are arguing that their World Heritage City status is stifling Edinburgh. In my post To Develop or [...]

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The Context of Context: My attempt at objectivity.

The Context of Context: My attempt at objectivity.

0 on November 11, 2008, 8:44 am / in archaeology law, Coins, cultural property law, Illegal Trade, Politics

I exchanged emails with an archaeologist colleague that made me pause to think about context.  In my blog I often [...]

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“Still Just Knicknacks”: Chicago in the heat over objects without context.

2 on November 10, 2008, 12:45 pm / in archaeology law, Auction Houses, cultural property law, Illegal Trade, Iraq, James Cuno Who Owns Antiquity?, Museums, Politics, Repatriation

Yesterday, the Chicago Tribune printed a piece titled, “Loot! Chicago at center of battle between archaeologists, collectors.” In it, author [...]

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Cuno, Waxman, Appiah, Shapiro… and God. Coming November 19th, to an NYU near you.

3 on November 4, 2008, 5:00 am / in archaeology law, cultural property law, Illegal Trade, James Cuno Who Owns Antiquity?, Museums

Those are some big names in cultural property law.  Alright, maybe not God, but you get my drift. They’ll be [...]

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Radical Archaeologists as Nazis and Goose-Stepping.

6 on November 3, 2008, 5:08 am / in archaeology law, Coins, cultural property law, Politics

In his blog Numismatics and Archaeology, Nathan Elkins writes on problems he perceives in the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild.  It’s [...]

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Any aspiring novelists out there? [NaNoWriMo]

0 on October 29, 2008, 10:34 pm / in archaeology law, cultural property law, Personal, Uncategorized

Just wondering if anyone else is participating in NaNoWriMo this year.  If you are, let me know so we can [...]

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