Thrilled to see #Cameroon on this list! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
CPAs create reciprocal protections for partner countries’ cultural property, communicating mutual respect & fostering diplomacy.
Most importantly, CPAs combat crime and deter looting.
@hankgreen.bsky.social can you teach us about graphene?
How about a sociology PhD student with a polisci background researching media, polarization, and democratic backslide?
Long shot, I know but would love to see it happen.
By extending BSA guardrails to the art market, the Art Market Integrity Act will help protect our national interests, ensuring that criminals do not succeed at the expense of law-abiding collectors, dealers, galleries, and auction houses.
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"The looting has not stopped," Centurion said in an interview. "We need greater collaboration from local governments and local authorities to prevent these illicit acts."
Because Joe Rogan is Joe Rogan, pseudoarchaeology has once again come up on his platform. This time it's the fake mummified aliens from Peru. Pseudoarch is damaging to heritage in many different ways, and the fake aliens are a stark example of that. Rogan platforming this fuels the damage.
A humorous illustration styled like ancient Greek pottery art. On the left, the hero Theseus holds a sword in one hand and a ball of thread in the other, trailing the thread behind him. On the right, the Minotaur is knitting with the thread instead of being menacing. The scene is framed with traditional Greek geometric patterns in red on a black background.
Good one 😆
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There are just too many examples to ignore this any longer
We invite you to join our coalition to protect our shared heritage and ensure the past is preserved for future generations!
👀https://youtu.be/nZh4zc06Tgw?si=0fxE1GQvKVR9dvoI
Ryan Reynolds: the ultimate bridge between art law and family holiday movies 🫶🏼
The Woman in Gold, five stars @helenaarose.bsky.social
Charmed by the Islamic art influences in Minneapolis’s American Swedish Institute and loved the tomte exhibition 🎄
"Since the 1980s, the Assad family has been indirectly involved in [the looting of archaeological sites], operating through a network facilitated by the secret police."
With my partner Skyler, I recently moved to MN after a year abroad in the UK, where I discovered a love of moss and perfected tomato toast.
Looking forward to building community here!
Hi, I’m Parker!
🏺I’m an archaeologist by training and a heritage scholar, working with The Antiquities Coalition to combat crimes facilitated by the illicit art and antiquities market.
Excited to join the conversation about the illicit art and antiquities trade in this new space!
Thank you for the recommendations! 🤠
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