Smuggled Ban Chiang loot raises questions on the ethics of art

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 Posted in Museums, Thailand | No Comments »

The case of the smuggled Ban Chiang artefacts unearthed earlier this month in California has far-reaching consequences for museums and industry in the US. Balancing art, Ethics San Diego Union Tribune, 17 ... Read more..

Ban Chiang case unsettles museums in US

Thursday, February 14th, 2008 Posted in Museums, Thailand | No Comments »

The repercussions from the smuggled Ban Chiang artifacts case in California have got museums around the US keeping a close watch. Especially since under US law, all the Ban Chiang ... Read more..

Tax evasion scheme proves costly for Southeast Asian Archaeology

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 Posted in Thailand | 1 Comment »

The New York Times carries an article walking about how the recent antiquities smuggling racket (see here, here and here) damages the archaeological record - and all for a tax ... Read more..

Thailand looking into looted Ban Chiang artifacts

Monday, February 4th, 2008 Posted in Thailand | No Comments »

Thailand is following up on the looted artefacts from Ban Chiang, found in the collections of four Californian museums. Ban Chiang artifacts seized in US to be checked Bangkok Post, 02 February ... Read more..

UC Berkeley Art Museum’s stolen Ban Chiang artefacts

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 Posted in Museums, Thailand | No Comments »

After four museums were investigated for holding looted artefacts - among them artefacts from Ban Chiang, Thailand - the UC Berkeley's Art Museum is now being investigated for being ... Read more..

5 Southeast Asian archaeology sites to visit (that are not Angkor)

Friday, January 25th, 2008 Posted in Borobudur, Champa, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam | No Comments »

Forget Angkor. Sure, it's one of the largest religious monuments in the world, and you gotta admit that with spectacular architecture, sculpture and bas-reliefs there's no wonder over two million ... Read more..



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