Thai museum unveils 1,000-year-old artefacts returned from US
via AFP, 31 May 2021 and other sources: News stories on the repatriated lintels being unveiled at the National Museum ...
Tag: looting
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.
[Video] Shipwreck Robberies
via Channel NewsAsia, 15 May 2021: An episode of Undecover Asia focusing on the illegal salvage of World War II ...
Stolen lintels return to Thailand
The return of the lintels to Thailand marks the culmination of a three-year probe by HSI Bangkok, HSI San Francisco, ...
[Book Launch] Returning Southeast Asia’s Past: Objects, Museums, and Restitution
NUS Press is holding a virtual (Facebook) launch of their new book Returning Southeast Asia's Past: Objects, Museums, and Restitution, ...
Melaka state govt warns treasure hunters against disturbing Kota Syahbandar excavation site
via Malay Mail 15 April 2021: Looting risk at the shipwreck site that was just excavated.
The looting of artefacts resumes
via The Sunday Times, 11 April 2021: Report of looting in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.
Manhattan District Attorney returns 18th Century Buddha statues to Sri Lanka
via MenaFN, 27 March 2021: Repatriation of statues linked to antiquities dealer Subhash Kapoor.
Renewed public interest to track and trace lost antiquities showing up in foreign museums
via Matichon, 01 April 2021: The article is in Thai, and from what I can gather the successful repatriation of ...
How many antiquities in Australian museums are stolen from our neighbours?
via ABC, 28 March 2021: A closer look at the pieces in Australia's museums from South and Southeast Asia that ...
An archaeologist’s quest to bring two Thai relics home
via Los Angeles Times, 26 March 2021: The stolen lintels found in San Francisco's Asian Art Museum will return to ...
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