The Italian press has reported that 1250 Greek, Roman and Late Antique coins as well as 86 fibulae and rings have been recovered from Vibo Valentia in Calabira ("Traffico reperti archeologici su e-Bay, migliaia sequestri", ANSA July 21, 2010). The objects were reportedly being offered through eBay.
This is a timely reminder that recently-surfaced archaeological objects, including coins, are continuing to surface on the market.
Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
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Further returns from the Getty announced
Source: The Getty Museum It has been announced that the Getty will be returning a further number of antiquities to Italy (" Getty Museu...
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Source: Sotheby's A marble head of Alexander the Great has been seized in New York (reported in " Judge Orders Return of Ancien...
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James Cuno's Who Owns Antiquity? has received a series of critical reviews . Cuno has now responded on the Princeton University Press ...
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