A pet-shop owner from Halkidiki in northern Greece has been arrested ("Greek man arrested with stash of antiquities", AP, February 13, 2009). Giorgos Tassiopoulos, the anti-crime squad director in Halkidiki, said that 1500 silver and bronze coins had been recovered from the man's home in the village of Nea Moudania (close to the ancient city of Olynthos); another 680 antiquities, including pots, lamps, terracotta figures and jewellery, were also found.
The police search also recovered a .22 handgun, and (according to the Athens News Agency, February 13, 2009) a metal-detector.
Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
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