Contextualising the return of the Latchford collection to Cambodia
Two more reflective pieces about the repatriation of Khmer sculpture from indicted antiquities smuggler Douglas Latchford were published over the ...
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The illegal transport of artefacts and archaeological materials across borders
Over 100 antiquities from Latchford’s collection to return home, courtesy of his daughter
via New York Times, 29 January 2021: In a new turn of events to the Douglas Latchford story, the daughter ...
[Talk] US Law Enforcement’s Tool Box: Case Studies in Art and Antiquities Trafficking from Thailand
Readers may be interested in this online talk organised by Cranfield University happening on Thursday touching on antiquities trafficking in ...
The Telegraph’s obituary of Douglas Latchford
via The Telegraph, 28 October 2020: A lengthy account of the life and indictment of antiquities smuggler Douglas Latchford, who ...
Douglas Latchford: The Man Who Pillaged Cambodia
via The Diplomat, 21 August 2020: An article by Tess Davis of the Antiquities Coalition of the dark legacy left ...
US Slaps Trafficking Charges on ‘Dynamite Doug’
via The Diplomat, 04 December 2019: A brief story on the US pressing charges on Douglas Latchford, who was last ...
Kingdom supports prosecution of alleged artefact smuggler
via Khmer Times, 02 December 2019: Cambodia's Minister of Culture expresses support for the indictment of antiques dealer Douglas Latchford ...
Singapore to help fight international artefact smuggling
via Khmer Times, 18 October 2017 Singapore vows to work with Cambodia to combat transnational artefacts smuggling. Source: Singapore to ...
Buyer Beware: US Market for Ancient Asian Art Still the Wild, Wild East | The Diplomat
A piece by Tess Davis of the Antiquities Coalition on the lessons we can learn from the looting situation in ...
The legacy of the Ban Chiang discovery
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the Ban Chiang culture in Thailand's Udon Thani province. This ...
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