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The art historical community is locked in a decades-old struggle over defining rightful custody of found artifacts and objects that have been transported to other locations. Although well-trained art historians…
Stuart Fleischer ARH 351 Position Paper Museums & Ownership Every time you go to an art museum, you get the opportunity to witness a piece of…
“A place belongs forever to whoever claims it hardest, remembers it most, wretches it from itself, shapes it, renders it, loves it so radically that he remakes it his his…
The issue of ownership in today’s society is still highly prevalent. Throughout the world, there are countries making laws about cultural property and whether ancient objects should or should not…
Antiquities have for centuries held historical importance to the cultures and places from which they originate. These ancient objects have enriched cultures all over the world. Textbooks and even movies…
Near and Middle East Ancient artifacts have been subject to looting over many years. According to Ursula Lindsey with The New York Times, “The Middle East lost many of…
Looting of Ancient Artifacts Continues in the Near Middle East The act of looting has been around since the time of the first creatures to walk the Earth. It…
The Guardian: Photograph: Sandro Vannini/SCA Sandro Vannini/Supreme Council of Antiquities Throughout history there has always been a want and a need for what you do not have, today this same…
Throughout the history of mankind, cultures have looted from other societies. Whether it be at times of conflict, or after a society’s collapse, historians have traced artifacts excavated in one…
When asked about the war in the Middle East, ancient dig sites aren’t exactly the first thing that comes to mind for most people. The harsh reality is, however, that…