conflict antiquities and fake conflict antiquities are marketed from and through Turkey

Following the workshop on Radiocarbon Dating and Protection of Cultural Heritage, I thought it might help to summarise evidence of markets for conflict antiquities and fake conflict antiquities that are trafficked from or through Turkey, alongside evidence from elsewhere in the region.

Radiocarbon Dating and Protection of Cultural Heritage

Following a conference paper and a journal article on the ‘enhancement’ of cultural heritage by AMS dating: ethical questions and practical proposals, physicists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), plus archaeologists and a lawyer at the University of Geneva, organised a workshop on Radiocarbon Dating and Protection of Cultural Heritage.

curbing the spoils of war

This is just a note with a couple of points to highlight. The UNESCO Courier has published my article on “curbing the spoils of war“, also published as “pillage d’antiquités: arrêter l’hémorragie”, “restringir os espólios da Guerra“, “tráfico de antigüedades: acabemos con la hemorragia”, “Приоритет: oстановить грабеж культурных ценностей“, “حتّى يتوقّف النزيف: نهب الآثار” and “制止在战争中劫掠文物“.