Rare Sculptures Stolen From World Heritage Site in Myanmar
via The Irrawady, 21 April 2022: Reports of sculptures stolen from Bagan.
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The act of looting or stealing during a disturbance is a form of cultural theft. Looted artifacts often become part of the antiquities trade in Southeast Asia. In some cases, artifacts whose provenance can be established are repatriated to their home countries.
via The Irrawady, 21 April 2022: Reports of sculptures stolen from Bagan.
via Khmer Times, 20 April 2022: Remarks made on the occasion of World Heritage Day on Monday.
via Vietnam Plus, 02 March 2022: A pair of smuggled stone tools returns to Laos.
via New Mandala, 28 February 2022: Dr Natali Perason's take on the case of the HMAS Perth, a sunken Australian ...
via Phnom Penh Post, 24 January 2022: the Cambodian Minister of Culture and Fine Arts urges for greater cooperation among ...
The news stories from Wednesday's announcement of a new round of repatriated artifacts linked to Douglas Latchford. 28 artefacts from ...
via the Department of Justice, Southern District of New York, 11 January 2022: The New York Department of Justice will ...
via Asia Media Centre, 14 December 2021: How social media is helping and hindering grassroots efforts to repatriate looted antiquities ...
via New York Times, 05 December 2021: Reformed Cambodian looter 'Lion', who was instrumental in efforts to repatriate stolen antiquities ...
via New York Post, 30 November 2021: A spotlight on the shady antiquities trade in New York also has a ...