Ancient Heritage

Thoughts on ancient artefacts, their collection and ethical issues

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Thursday, 14 May 2020

Reinventing the wheel (or hook)

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Back in November 2019, I noticed a somewhat awkward description of a Roman object on the PAS database ( SOM-EFC2F3 ). Although the object ...
Thursday, 4 February 2016

Are US Customs officials issued with crystal balls?

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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the United States has passed a bill ( HR 1493 ) that is designed to "protect and preserve i...
Thursday, 16 April 2015

Seizures of antiquities: a glance at the law behind them

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Seizures of antiquities by government agents are a recurring theme in the United States - and sometimes the seizures seem to be carried ou...
Friday, 4 July 2014

A way forward?

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My previous post about the response to an article in Biblical Archaeology Review has received a lengthy comment (split into two parts) f...
Sunday, 29 June 2014

Over 10,000,000 ancient coins is not enough

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An article published in the July/August 2014 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review (" Investigating the Crime Scene: Looting and Anci...
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Tuesday, 3 June 2014

Old cardboard label makes all the difference

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I have always stressed the importance of keeping records of artefacts - not only as a means of establishing whether a piece was recently ...
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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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