Saving Antiquities for Everyone-The online resource about the vulnerability of cultural heritage to looting and the illicit antiquities trade

Welcome to savingantiquities.org The SAFE online resource that highlights issues related to the vulnerability of our shared cultural heritage to looting and the illicit antiquities trade.

In the news

Opinion: Cultural Knows No Political Boundaries...	Audit reveals up to 50,000 objects in Russian museums missing ...
Fredrick Onyango Kenya: president urges museums to recover lost artifacts...	Staatliche Museen Did James Cuno agree to consider a restitution request? ...
New York Times U.S. collector agrees to return antiquities to Greece ...	C.M. Guerrero Ancient grave artifacts return to Colombia...
Ebay.de revises policy on the sale of archaeological material ...	Guarding against illegal traffic of cultural property ...
Iraq creates task force to probe stolen antiquities ...	kabulguide.net Afghanistan demands return of artifacts taken by Norwegian soldier...

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Feature stories

Patterns of looting in southern Iraq

Archaeologist Elizabeth Stone analyzes high resolution satellite images of 1,949 archaeological sites covering some 9,729 square kilometers of terrain to assess the extent of looting in southern Iraq.

Putting the past to use: A plea for community archaeology

A discussion of community archaeology and its potential to benefit both the public at large and the practice of archaeology itself.

Archaeological ethics and the Roman metro line C

SAFE essay contest winner, Macalester College student Francesca Haack discusses the ethical considerations behind Rome's metro line C project and offers feasible solutions to the dilemma.

The case for Cyprus

SAFE Interviews Dr. Pavlos Flourentzos, Director of the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus

Interview conducted in light of the recent decision to include ancient coins in the recently renewed bilateral agreement between the United States and Cyprus.

A critical look at U.S. media coverage of antiquities issues

Author and journalist Roger Atwood compares coverage by three major newspapers of antiquities issues as they relate to museums in the newspapers' respective cities.