Special: The Repatriation of Cambodian artefacts
Yesterday (10 Mar 2011) I had the brilliant opportunity to witness the return of artefacts smuggled out of Cambodia by ...
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.
Graves in Penang plundered
The 19th century graves of a pioneer family in Penang, Malaysia were found to have been dug up and the ...
Truck full of Ming artefacts seized in Vietnam
A truck laden with artefacts thought to be from China's Ming dynasty was seized in Vietnam's Quang Ngai Province. Truck ...
Seven sculptures returned to Cambodia
The US Government returns seven Cambodian sculptures that were seized in a raid at Los Angeles. United States Returns 7 ...
Treasure hunter denies any wrongdoing
Michael Hatcher, the treasure hunter under investigation by the Indonesian government has publicly denied any wrongdoing and claims that the ...
Cambodia's red list of artifacts
Cambodia has published a red list of artefacts aimed at stemming the looting of artefacts from the country, to be ...
Coins and ceramics unearthed during construction works in Malaysia
Construction works at Terengganu, a state on the eastern part of the Malaysian peninsula have revealed artefacts such as Chinese ...
Mid-December archaeology linkdump
It's mid-December already, and I haven't posted any news so far on account of being in Hanoi for the first ...
Wednesday Rojak #68: The Destruction of Ta Muen Thom
Only one entry for this week's rojak, and it's a rather sad one. Andy Brouwer writes about the looting and ...
Query: Stolen Gold from Burma in World War II
Can anyone help with this question? In 1944, the Australian paper The Argus published a short note about the theft ...
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