August 30, 2015

Confirmed - Islamic State has Destroyed the Ancient Temple of Bel in Syria's Palmyra

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Just one day after UN training and research agency UNITAR had confirmed via satellite images that Palmyra's Baalshamin Temple was des...
August 29, 2015

UN Training and Research Agency UNITAR Visually Confirms Palmyra's Baalshamin Temple Destruction

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By Lynda Albertson UN training and research agency UNITAR has confirmed satellite images taken on August 25 2015 visually confirms the ...
August 28, 2015

Doubts Emerge Over Authenticity of Painting Damaged by 12-Year-Old Boy in Taiwan.

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In the last days, various news agencies have begun reporting that doubts have emerged over the authenticity of an Italian painting which ma...
August 27, 2015

The Demise of the Petrified Mermaid of Chalkidiki

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By Angelina Giovani, ARCA 2014 Alumna Don’t blame the mermaid. In some places of the world, art is always welcome. Greece used to be ...
August 25, 2015

Further Information Dating Destruction of the Temple of Baal Shamin

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News sources reported earlier this week via  Maamoun Abdul Karim, of Syria's DGAM that  the Islamic State militants recently destroyed t...
August 24, 2015

Temple of Baal Shamin, Palmyra Destroyed

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Maamoun Abdul Karim, of Syria's DGAM says Islamic State militants have destroyed the Temple of Baal Shamin (Arabic - تدمر – معبد بعلشمي...
August 22, 2015

Cultural Terrorism in Moscow: The Enemies of Classical Art in Russia and their Protectors

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Article reprinted in its entirety with the consent of the author,  Alexander Baunov , senior associate at the Carnegie Moscow Center.   The...
August 21, 2015

Two Syrians Detained in Istanbul’s Esenyurt District for Smuggling Ottoman-era “Sikke” Coins

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By Lynda Albertson Antiquities trafficking from source countries to collector markets requires a global network of routes and facilitat...
August 20, 2015

Rodin Bust Stolen from the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum in Copenhagen

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By Lynda Albertson On July 16, 2015 two men posing as tourists brazenly walked in to the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum in Copenhagen an...
August 7, 2015

Ames Stradivarius owned by Roman Totenberg Recovered 35 years after theft

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by Judge Arthur Tompkins The New York Times reported August 6 ( http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/07/arts/music/roman-totenbergs-stol...