Art crime investigators close in on stolen Thai antiquities
via Nikkei Asia, 10 August 2023: Art crime investigators are closing in on stolen Thai antiquities, focusing on the smuggling ...
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.
Philippine Celebrity’s Controversial Gala Look: Centuries-Old Gold Jewelry, Potentially From Looted Funerary Masks
via Philippine Star, 25 July 2023: A Philippine celebrity's gala look stirs controversy as she wears centuries-old gold jewelry from ...
What’s in a name? Outrage for Cambodian Rhode Islanders over Brown’s new performing arts center
via Rhode Island Current, 24 July 2023: Controversy surrounding Brown University's new performing arts center, named after the Lindemann family, ...
In Koh Ker
via the London Review of Books Blog: Erin Thompson's blog post discusses the looting of sculptures from the Koh Ker ...
Why was grab dredger allowed into Malaysia?
via New Straits Times, 25 June 2023: It turns out that the the Chinese vessel MV Chuan Hong 68, suspected ...
[Roundup] Antiquities smuggler’s family agrees to forfeit $12 million and a statue
via The Washington Post, 22 June 2023: U.S. authorities have reached a $12 million forfeiture agreement with Julia Copleston, the ...
How a statue looted from a Cambodian temple revealed a vast smuggling network dealing in stolen cultural artefacts
via South China Morning Post, 18 June 2023: An excellent investigative piece on the Cambodian antiquities smuggling network, and how ...
City researcher unveils 10,000 year old Trishul
via News Trail, 09 June 2023: Another story of the Indian businessman, who on the face of it, looks to ...
Inside the effort to return stolen cultural artifacts to Cambodia
via CBS News, 10 June 2023: Lawyer Brad Gordon seeks to recover missing artifacts from Angkor, including the "Standing Female ...
Dynamite Doug podcast is a pioneer in ‘looted heritage’ genre—but not its peak
via The Art Newspaper, 09 June 2023: The podcast "Dynamite Doug" reveals the story of Douglas Latchford and Emma Bunker, who ...
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