The Guardian: Rishi Sunak’s snub boosts Greek hopes for return of marbles

Posted on December 3, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

The Guardian: Rishi Sunak’s snub boosts Greek hopes for return of marbles. “In a week when the row over the fifth-century BC antiquities has erupted with renewed vigour, the goalposts have moved in unexpected ways. Which is why Nikos Stampolidis, classical archaeologist by profession, and for the past two years the museum’s director, is in ebullient mood. ‘It has been a magnificent week,’ he told the Observer. ‘I think it’s fair to say events are moving us forward and are in our favour. I’m hopeful and very optimistic.'” A good, thorough article which deserves a better headline.

‘Part of our history’: Ukraine hails return of Scythian gold treasures (The Guardian)

Posted on November 29, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

The Guardian:
‘Part of our history’: Ukraine hails return of Scythian gold treasures . “On Tuesday the collection, including a rare golden neck ornament and a solid gold helmet, was shown off in Kyiv. They are among 1,000 items lent in 2013 by four museums in Crimea for an exhibition in the Netherlands. The following year – with the artefacts still out of the country – Vladimir Putin annexed the Black Sea peninsula. Ukraine and the museums in Moscow-occupied territory both demanded the Scythian finds be sent back to them. After a lengthy battle the Dutch supreme court ruled in June that the items belonged to Ukraine. ”

Asia One: Mongolia urges Russia, other nations to return cultural artefacts

Posted on November 26, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Asia One: Mongolia urges Russia, other nations to return cultural artefacts. “Mongolia on Monday (Nov 20) called for more support from Russia, Britain and other countries to repatriate hundreds of cultural artefacts, some dating back over two millennia. Key artefacts include a letter from Mongolia’s first prime minister declaring independence from China’s Manchu dynasty, currently held at the British Library in London, the Mongolian government said in a statement.”

LiveScience: From arsenic to urine, archaeologists find odd artifacts on museum shelves

Posted on November 13, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

LiveScience: From arsenic to urine, archaeologists find odd artifacts on museum shelves. “In a study published Oct. 19 in Advances in Archaeological Practice, University of Idaho archaeologist Mark S. Warner and his colleague, chemist Ray von Wandruszka, summarized the 15 years they have spent identifying and testing noxious substances from archaeological artifacts. Their hunt for the grossest objects lurking in museums began when a large excavation of the 19th-century town of Sandpoint in northern Idaho in 2008 uncovered sealed glass bottles with mysterious contents among the other nearly 600,000 artifacts.”

‘Cultural Expropriation’: Russia Steps Up Seizures Of Artifacts In Occupied Ukraine (Radio Free Europe)

Posted on October 29, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Radio Free Europe: ‘Cultural Expropriation’: Russia Steps Up Seizures Of Artifacts In Occupied Ukraine. “Late last month, a new exhibition opened at the Tauric Chersonesos museum complex in the Russian-occupied Crimean city of Sevastopol devoted to artifacts recovered at the Stone Age Kamyana Mohyla site in the occupied part of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya region. At the same time, artifacts from the Tauric Chersonesos preserve are currently on display in the Russian city of Novgorod in an exhibition called Byzantine Gold.”

Texty: Russian museums refuse to return 110,000 Ukrainian looted treasures (Euromaidan)

Posted on October 8, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Euromaidan: Texty: Russian museums refuse to return 110,000 Ukrainian looted treasures. “A new investigation by the Ukrainian media outlet TEXTY reveals that two of Russia’s biggest museums – the State Hermitage Museum and the State Historical Museum – hold over 110,000 artifacts that were taken from modern-day Ukraine. The study excluded icons, artwork, and weapons, as their origins are harder to trace. It also did not look at objects looted during the current war in Ukraine.”

NBC News: Have you got our treasure? British Museum wants help finding missing ancient loot

Posted on October 1, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

NBC News: Have you got our treasure? British Museum wants help finding missing ancient loot. “The British Museum in London this week appealed to the public to help recover around 2,000 lost, stolen or damaged items from its vast collection. Details and images were released Wednesday of the missing loot — which includes jewelry and gems from the Greek and Roman eras — in the hope of generating some leads on where they ended up.”

Council for Museum Anthropology

Posted on September 25, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Council for Museum Anthropology: Routes to Return. “Routes to Return is a new web resource providing information to aid those interested in understanding pathways for international repatriations from European museums.”

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists: Lindemann family returns 33 long-sought ancient statues to Cambodia

Posted on September 18, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists: Lindemann family returns 33 long-sought ancient statues to Cambodia. “Billionaire George Lindemann showcased his collection of Khmer treasures and passed them on to his children. But investigations by ICIJ and others traced many of his prized antiquities back to pillaged sacred sites.”

Smithsonian: Smithsonian Launches 10th Season of Its Flagship “Sidedoor” Podcast

Posted on September 14, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Smithsonian: Smithsonian Launches 10th Season of Its Flagship “Sidedoor” Podcast. “Sidedoor investigates lesser-known Smithsonian stories from beyond the public view, with host Lizzie Peabody and renowned Smithsonian experts offering insights along the way. This season of Sidedoor will cover art, science, history and culture, and will take people from behind the scenes at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History to the coastal waters of Maryland and beyond.”

The Guardian: Manchester Museum hands back 174 objects to Indigenous Australian islanders

Posted on September 6, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

The Guardian: Manchester Museum hands back 174 objects to Indigenous Australian islanders. “Manchester Museum’s return of the objects is significant because repatriation projects normally revolve around sacred or ceremonial items…. In this case, Manchester is returning everyday objects with a more mundane backstory. They include dolls made from shells, baskets, fishing spears, boomerangs, armbands and a map made from turtle shells, all being sent back to the Anindilyakwa community, who live on an archipelago in the Gulf of Carpentaria, off the northern coast of Australia.”

BBC: British Museum worker sacked over missing items

Posted on August 16, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

BBC: British Museum worker sacked over missing items. “The British Museum in London has sacked a member of staff and police are investigating after treasures were reported ‘missing, stolen or damaged’. Items including gold, jewellery and gems of semi-precious stones were among those found to be missing, stolen or damaged.”

Associated Press: Stolen antiquities returned to Italy

Posted on August 14, 2023 by ResearchBuzz

Associated Press: Stolen antiquities returned to Italy. “Italy celebrated the return Friday of 266 antiquities from the United States, including Etruscan vases and ancient Roman coins and mosaics worth tens of millions of dollars that were looted and sold to U.S. museums and private collectors. The returned items include artifacts recently seized in New York from a storage unit belonging to British antiquities dealer Robin Symes, officials said. In addition, the haul that arrived in Rome included 65 objects from Houston’s Menil Collection.”

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