It’s not all illicit antiquities and art crime around here: sometimes it’s traffic cones!
Scottish Sphinxes: Neo-antiquities at Culzean Castle
Posted on 5 October 2015
Not every Scottish Grand Tourist returned with the Parthenon in tow.
Multiple thefts and the defunding of museum protection
Posted on 27 September 2015
A post coin heist visit to the National Museum of Scotland
Preventing Protection: On-the-ground barriers to effective cultural property policy in Bolivia & Belize
Posted on 9 September 2015
My presentation for the European Association of Archaeologists, Sep 2015.
I’m a Lecturer now!
Posted on 8 September 2015
It’s official, I’m employed. The University of Glasgow has hired me on for many more years of antiquities trafficking and art crime research.
Reveling in a Maya masterpiece
Posted on 2 September 2015
The Fenton Vase is visiting Glasgow as part of the Trafficking Culture exhibition at the Hunterian Museum.
Glasgow Artists: Want one of your works featured in my online course trailer?
Posted on 27 August 2015
Any Glasgow artists want their art in a video that’ll be seen by tens of thousands of people?
New: learning and job opportunities email list for art and antiquities crime
Posted on 23 August 2015
Sign up here: Anonymous Swiss Collector Opportunities List
Antiquities Trafficking and Art Crime: I’m developing a free online course!
Posted on 22 August 2015
This is really quite exciting!
Over 200 Colonial and Republican objects stolen from Guatemalan Museum
Posted on 1 June 2015
On 16 May 2015, the private and unopened Museo Guatemalteco de Arte was robbed.
300 photos of Kathmandu and Bhaktapur pre-earthquake (Dec 2014)
Posted on 6 May 2015
(Cross post from Stolen Gods)
Poor reporting of the destruction of heritage threatens our ability to protect the past.
Posted on 8 March 2015
This has been a rough week for the past, one in a long line of rough weeks.