tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972497915033440413.post1892508848857909073..comments2024-03-20T18:15:41.858+00:00Comments on Looting Matters: AAMD and Antiquities: A Revised PositionDavid Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164794689385933318noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972497915033440413.post-28356111616788142062008-06-05T17:40:00.000+01:002008-06-05T17:40:00.000+01:00See the report in the New York Times. It reports:M...See the report in the <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/04/arts/design/04coll.html?_r=1&ref=design&oref=slogin" REL="nofollow">New York Times</A>. It reports:<BR/><BR/>Michael Conforti, the new president of the directors’ association, said the new policy — which is not legally binding on the member museums, though he predicted that all of them would abide by it — would send a powerful signal to the antiquities market.<BR/><BR/>“If there are those out there who see this as just some kind of veiled license to collect, then they’re going to have to explain that to me,” he said. “I think this is a more than honorable stance, and one that will actually help the archaeological field.”David Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164794689385933318noreply@blogger.com