I note that Hertfordshire Constabulary have issued some guidance over 'nighthawking'. Over the county boundary in Essex a 'Heritage Watch' scheme has been launched.
Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
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Another Bubon Head Returns to Türkiye
Source: Manhattan DA A bearded head from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (inv. 1971.51.2) has been returned to Türkiye [ press release ]. Th...
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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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The Fire of Hephaistos exhibition included "seven bronzes ... that have been linked to the Bubon cache of imperial statues" (p. 1...
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The recent public announcement that the Hellenic Ministry of Culture has requested the return of three antiquities from the Michael C. Carl...
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"nighthawking has had a detrimental effect on the reputation of legitimate metal detectors"....
whereas the vastly more culturally damaging phenomenon of "knowledge nighthawking" hasn't.
So sad.
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