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Showing posts with label UNESCO Convention. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UNESCO Convention. Show all posts
Friday, 10 November 2017

Understanding the 1970 UNESCO Convention

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There appear to be common misconceptions about a Convention adopted at the 16th General Conference of UNESCO on 14 November 1970 in Paris...
Thursday, 26 September 2013

Still waiting ...

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Paul Barford has recently mentioned my draft proposal for an  International Antiquities Registry (IAR) . As he points out, it has now been ...
Saturday, 14 February 2009

Minor antiquities: the importance of keeping records

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Paul Barford , an archaeologist with a keen interest in protecting the archaeological record from looting, recently observed: Surely there a...
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David Knell is an English-Canadian art historian based in the UK. Specialist interests include vernacular furniture and Classical lychnology. In addition to contributing to academic journals and major periodicals, he was the monthly columnist for an arts magazine and has had several books published, one of which is the standard reference work in its field. He has acted as expert consultant to Sotheby's and the Mary Rose Trust, and as referee for the Royal Archaeological Institute.
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