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#HeritageCrime at the True Crime Museum, Hastings folks, please share.

Sadly signage was damaged, did you see or hear anything around 0400hrs 09/04, if you did please contact Sussex Police.

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Thieves Who Allegedly Stole an Ancient Gold Helmet Belonging to a Lost European Culture Just Returned It More than a year after the Romanian treasure disappeared from a museum in the Netherlands, it’s back in the hands of authorities. The men accused of stealing it will face trial later this month

#HeritageCrime News

A year after it was stolen from a museum in the Netherlands Romania’s Dacian helmet of Cotofenesti and two of the three bracelets stolen at the same time, have been recovered by police, reportedly as part of a pre-trial agreement involving
three men who face trial this month.

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With better Weather approaching here's one of our Heritage guides which looks at Archaeological Sites and #HeritageCrime

If you would like to know more please take a read here 👇

(All guides written collaboratively with experts and professionals )

davidbexhill.wixsite.com/sussexheritage…

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Can you help identify this man following a report of a burglary at Bodiam Castle in Sussex

It’s understood that a burglary took place there on Friday 13 March between 3.20am and 4.40am.

A number of items including statues and ornaments were taken.

#HeritageCrime

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The ancient Roman walls surrounding Chester city centre have been vandalised with graffiti.

"Spraying paint like this on the historic fabric causes damage to the stone and It also costs a lot of money to remove,"

#HeritageCrime

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Ancient Roman walls in Chester vandalised in 'heritage crime' A witness reported seeing four women spraying white paint on the 2,000 year old walls, police say.

A reminder for us all, our heritage is so very vulnerable!

Although not here in Sussex we can certainly think of so many sites that could be vulnerable here.

If you ever see anything strange, suspicious or out of place please call Police at the time

#HeritageCrime

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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@martinb-archaeo.bsky.social #HeritageCrime

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This is horrible. Despicable little toerags.
#Chester #heritagecrime

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#HeritageCrime folks, please share
Bexhill Heritage has had its temporary fencing stolen in broad daylight. Any information please contact Sussex Police.

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Napoleonic plaques returned to Hampshire after TV show Lovejoy clue An antiques dealer realised they were Napoleonic by the markings he recalled seeing on TV show Lovejoy.

Hampshire police said after an investigation with the International Stolen Arts Register the pair were confirmed as the plaques taken from the crypt. The third plaque remains missing.

#HeritageCrime

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Fears stolen Cheshire postboxes being shipped abroad Four have been stolen in Cheshire in 12 months, with police thinking it is for their heritage value.

Keep a watchful eye out for our Post Boxes, both here in Sussex & nationally

More than 110 post boxes were stolen across the country last year, police said, and a Royal Mail spokesperson said they were working with the charity Crimestoppers to help.

#HeritageCrime

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Church crime prevention and #HeritageCrime being discussed here folks 👍

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Out now! read all about it! How satellite technologies and large-scale digital datasets can be used to #UCH. Thanks to #HonorFrostFoundation we used our #MaritimeObservatory to investigate looting on the Egadi #BronzeAge site of #Sicily. #heritagecrime honorfrostfoundation.org/2026/01/23/n...

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Satellite Data Can Catch Maritime Looters: Is it Too Late for HMS Prince of Wales? - 16th June 2023
Satellite Data Can Catch Maritime Looters: Is it Too Late for HMS Prince of Wales? - 16th June 2023 YouTube video by Archaeosoup

We also invites Giles Richardson onto the #WatchingBrief to discuss the pioneering work of the #MaritimeObservatory in developing techniques whereby satellite data can be used to monitor Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH) and deter and investigate #HeritageCrime impacting on such sites.

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The BIG READ: British Government Accused of Five Decades of Failure to Protect HMS Prince of Wales from Looters Lead Image: HMS Prince of Wales in 1941. [Official US Navy Photograph Public Domain via US National Archive 80-G-190724]by Andy Brockman and Giles Richardson The peer asked Her Majesty’s Gove…

The new work is by Jessica Berry and Giles Richardson of the UK Maritime Archaeology Sea Trust (MAST) and #HeritageCrime expert Peter Campbell of Cranfield University.

Here is an article I wrote with Giles in 2023 where he describes their work on the looting of HMS Prince of Wales off Malaysia.

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New publication - Satellite Monitoring of Underwater Cultural Heritage - Honor Frost Foundation New publication - Satellite Monitoring of Underwater Cultural Heritage The Honor Frost Foundation is pleased to announce the publication of a new White Paper, Satellite Monitoring of Underwater Cult...

thePipeLine and #WatchingBrief have been covering the work of Archaeologists to protect historic shipwrecks from commercial #HeritageCrime.

Now the Honor Frost Foundation has published a new study of the use of cutting edge satellite technology and data analysis to identify and track bad actors.

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First arrest after high-value Bristol Museum raid Detectives are still hunting for four other suspects and have released new CCTV images.

Good news

A 41-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods after more than 600 artefacts were taken from Bristol Museum's archive.

Police said the stolen artefacts had "significant cultural value".

#HeritageCrime

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Two men have been detained by police after illegally metal detecting on a scheduled ancient monument at Stamford Bridge, East Yorkshire.

#HeritageCrime

www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/2579441...

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@martinb-archaeo.bsky.social

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#HeritageCrime at Buncton Chapel of All Saints - a Grade 1 listed building set in West Sussex

All the windows have been badly damaged and the light over the door has also been damaged.

Credit to Sussex Crime Watch

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LOOTING OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE -FR - Alexandre DUMONT-CASTELLS (alias Luc Comptone et Rigaire Raquin) Découvrez le livre LOOTING OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE -FR publié par Alexandre DUMONT-CASTELLS (alias Luc Comptone et Rigaire Raquin). Cet ouvrage est auto-édité dans la catégorie Etudes universitaire...

Reminder — Now available

Archaeological looting is not a marginal issue—it is a systematic threat to knowledge and heritage.

www.thebookedition.com/fr/looting-o...

#metaldetecting #heritagelaw #heritagecrime #culturalheritage #archaeology #trafficking #archaeologicallooting

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Equipment stolen from Doncaster medieval re-enactment group Thieves have taken chain mail shirts and spears from the group, which performs at history events.

Devastating news folks, please share

A medieval re-enactment group has called for help after thieves stole its display equipment in an overnight burglary.

"We can't do the displays. We can't do any cooking, we can't house ourselves at this point in time

#HeritageCrime

www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Detectorist who 'dug up Roman brooch' actually bought it on eBay Funeral director Jason Price "deceived thousands" of people by planting the Leasingham horse brooch.

Detectorist who 'dug up Roman brooch' actually bought it on eBay

Jason Price, metal detectorist, claimed he had unearthed the horse figurine in a field near Leasingham, Lincolnshire, in 2019 and was paid £5,000 so it could go on display in a museum

#HeritageCrime

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Here's one of our " #Heritage guides" which looks at Illicit Metal Detecting

#HeritageCrime

If you would like to know more please take a read here 👇

(All guides written collaboratively with experts and professionals #OneTeam )

davidbexhill.wixsite.com/sussexheritage…

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Detectorist sentenced – he fraudulently claimed he found national treasure and artefacts The 54-year-old man now finds himself with a 12-month custodial sentence suspended for two years

Detectorist sentenced – he fraudulently claimed he found national treasure and artefacts

#HeritageCrime

www.lincs.police.uk/news/lincoln...

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EXPOSING The Craziest Hoax of All Time - Nazca Mummies
EXPOSING The Craziest Hoax of All Time - Nazca Mummies YouTube video by INCREDIBLE HISTORY

Grateful to be a part of a new collaborative video debunking the Nazca Mummies scam #JusticeForNazca #BadTaxidermy #HeritageCrime

youtu.be/NI9DrFkH3vk

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A gift for the New year... To understand archaeological looting in Metropolitan France. Sadly because this kind of looting will never be over :

thebookedition.com/fr/looting-of-…

#archaeologicallooting #heritagelaw #trafficking #EVERYBODY #looting #saveheritage #HeritageCrime #archaeology

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Should a top Russian archaeologist face trial for digging in occupied Crimea? The case of a scholar wanted in Ukraine sparked a debate on the relationship between museums and the Russian state.

A thorough report of a complex case, by Grigor Atenesian BBC News - Should a top Russian archaeologist face trial for digging in occupied Crimea? #heritagecrime #archaeology #conflict
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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The Al-Sayyid Hashim Mosque was damaged by Israeli air strikes in October 2023. #heritagecrime #Gaza

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