Greece has asked the US to impose restrictions on the import of antiquities. Comments on the proposed MOU have been invited and can be submitted via here. The deadline is September 22, 2010.
SAFE has produced an advocacy page on the proposal and I have created a summary of recent stories.
So far there have been over 1050 public submissions. What do you think?
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Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
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