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The US Department of Homeland Security has issued
details of the types of archaeological material that are covered by the import restrictions. There is a position statement about the US Government:
The United States shares in the international concern for the need to protect endangered cultural property. The appearance in the United States of stolen or illegally exported artifacts from other countries where there has been pillage has, on occasion, strained our foreign and cultural relations. This situation, combined with the concerns of museum, archaeological, and scholarly communities, was recognized by the President and Congress. It became apparent that it was in the national interest for the United States to join with other countries to control illegal trafficking of such articles in international commerce.
The list of archaeological material includes Cycladic figurines as well as ancient coins.
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