March 27, 2016

Fakhr-al-Din al-Ma'ani Castle and the Exigencies of War

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Pre-Conflict Condition Image Credit: Syrian Ministry of Tourism The exigencies of war is oftentimes very unkind to mankind's cul...
March 25, 2016

March 25, 2016 Video Footage of UNESCO World Heritage Site of Palmyra

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Russian war correspondent Eugene Poddubny from  Rossiya 24 TV has posted news footage taken with a quadcopter drone while embedded with wi...
March 24, 2016

Syrian Troops Poised to Recapture Palmyra from Islamic State

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 Partial view of the ancient oasis city of Palmyra, 215 kilometers (133 miles) northeast of Damascus, Syria, March 14, 2014. (AFP/Joseph E...
March 23, 2016

Do You Know Where Your Art Has Been? When the Licit Antiquities Trade Masks an Illicit Criminal Enterprise

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Robin Symes, was once one of London's best-known and most successful dealers in antiquities. For 30 years, he and his partner Christo...
March 17, 2016

Was the Verona Museum Theft Commissioned? Possibly

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By Lynda Albertson Surprising news continues to come out regarding the Thursday, November 19, 2015 theft from the Verona Civic Museum of ...
March 16, 2016

12 arrests/13 warrants in the Verona Museum Theft

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Twelve accomplices, have been arrested in connection with the theft of 17 paintings worth an estimated €10m-€15m stolen on Thursday, Novemb...
March 14, 2016

Another War's Cultural Cleansing and Rebuilding: Bosnia and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage

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By Guest Author, Helen Walasek With the deliberate attacks on historic monuments, archaeological sites and religious structures from mo...