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The Scourge of Looting: Trafficking Antiquities, from Temple to Museum
Archaeologist and legal expert Tess Davis (CAS'04) talks about the illicit antiquities trade, and how the looting of archaeological sites in conflict zones goes to fund paramilitary groups and terrorist organizations.
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Sotheby's Returns Looted 10th Century Statue to Cambodia
Archaeologist and legal expert Tess Davis (CAS'04) talks about Sotheby's attempt to auction an ancient Cambodian statue that had been looted by the Khmer Rouge in 1972; and the statue's eventual return home.
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Heritage Issues and the Middle East
The market for antiquities has driven the looting of archaeological sites around the world despite laws that prohibit the practice. A panel focuses on the legal and policy issues governing the looting of archaeological artifacts, how anti-looting [...]laws work to help or hinder archaeologists, and how the adoption of new standards have affected the antiquities market.
Hosted by Art Law Society on April 1, 2009.
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George Floyd, Two Years Later: Saida Grundy
Saida Grundy, an assistant professor at Boston University College of Arts & Sciences, discusses why looting and rioting should not be seen as an unacceptable reaction to an event such as the murder of George Floyd.
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