EXHIBITION ~ Alexander the Great in Louvre. Treasures originating from the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia are displayed currently in the Museum of Louvre. This amazing exhibition is being organised by Louvre, 11 ephorates of antiquities  and 6 Museums of Macedonia in Greece. Fortified by the political intelligence of its rulers, the most famous of whom is Alexander the Great, ancient Macedonia was able […]

The Greek Press reported more details regarding the recent story of the Antiquities seized by the Greek police in Macedonia (Northern Greece) The antiquities included “four helmets, golden masks, golden rings, sword fragments and other objects”. The finds are reported as being similar to those found in the sixth century BCE cemetery at Sindos. In the anti-smuggling operation two Greek […]

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Tuesday that it would return 19 Egyptian antiquities that have lived at the museum for most of the last century. These artifacts, excavated from the 14th century B.C. tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun (King Tut), include a sphinx bracelet, a small bronze dog, and a broad collar with beads, among other bits and pieces. […]

 Looting Matters, maintained by Prof. David Gill, is an excellent source for all of us who are concerned with issues related to looted antiquities. Prof. Gill had published some months ago, a summary of cases that involved efforts from the Greek state to bring back  looted treasures from Greece. Certainly it worths to read it. Source: Looting Matters Greece has been […]

SOURCE: Looting Matters The 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property provides a convenient benchmark when discussing recently surfaced archaeological material. The Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) has adopted this date when considering new acquisitions. The objects returned to Italy from North American museums have […]

Letter to President Barack Obama signed by 370* Scholars of Graeco-Roman antiquity about ancient Macedonian History ORIGINAL SOURCE OF THE LETTER: Macedonia-evidence.org   (*)Number of undersigned scholars on 10 November of 2009, see Addenda The Honorable Barack Obama President, United States of America White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Obama, We, the undersigned scholars of […]