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Africa
A Virtual Homecoming for Lost Treasures (Nigeria, UK)
(15 May 2020; The Wall Street Journal)
Americas
Thompson, el arqueólogo que saqueó 30 mil piezas de Chichén Itzá (Thompson, the archaeologist who looed 30 thousand pieces from Chichén Itzá; Mexico)
(11 May 2020; México Desconocido)
Nómadas del Desierto piden vigilancia para la Sierra del Sarnoso (Nomads of the Desert call for vigilance in the Sierra del Sarnoso; Mexico)
(13 May 2020; Milenio)
New Hampshire mother and son in art fraud case want $250 million (USA)
(13 May 2020; Manchester Ink Link)
The Painting Behind the Door (USA)
(14 May 2020; Tablet)
Convicted art fraudster Ezra Chowaiki subject of yet more legal drama (USA, Spain)
(15 May 2020; The Art Newspaper)
David Toren, Who Fought to Recover Nazi-Looted Art, Dies at 94 (USA)
(30 April 2020; The New York Times)
Man who spent his life hunting down stolen Nazi art dies from COVID-19 (USA)
(17 May 2020; The Jerusalem Post)
Europe
How retired hedge fund manager Chris Levett started a museum (France)
(16 May 2020; The Times)
Authorities Recover 19,000 Artifacts in International Antiquities Trafficking Sting (General)
(8 May 2020; Smithsonian)
Vincent Van Gogh theft — the lessons learned (Netherlands)
(12 May 2020; Insurance Business)
Moncayo, ‘zona cero’ del expolio arqueológico (Moncayo, “Ground Zero” of archaeological pillage; Spain)
(10 May 2020; El País)
British-run art restoration group behind efforts to bring copy of stolen Velazquez painting home from London museum (Spain, UK)
(11 May 2020; The Olive Press)
As looting slows, counterfeit antiquities are on the rise (UK, Bahrain)
(6 May 2020; The National)
British Museum intercepts Mesopotamian fakes (UK, Bahrain)
(7 May 2020; Dawn)
CRIME FILES: Prolific church raider ends up behind bars (UK)
(10 May 2020; Malvern Gazette)
A Mystery at Oxford (UK, USA)
(1 June 2020; The Atlantic)
Keep an eye on historic sites on daily walk, ask police (UK)
(8 May 2020; County Echo)
Vandals damage one of Wales’ most famous Roman ruins (UK)
(15 May 2020; Wales Online)
Oceania
Preminghana petroglyph: Aboriginal leader slams wait for rock carving return (Australia)
(13 May 2020; Port News)
South and East Asia
No progress in university’s ‘missing coin’ case (India)
(13 May 2020; The Hitavada)
Artefacts stolen from Pangkor Gallery (Malaysia)
(13 May 2020; The Star)
West and Central Asia
500-year-old handwritten Bibles seized near Turkey-Greece border (Turkey, Greece)
(12 May 2020; Daily Sabah)
In Other News
‘Night At The Museum’: Police Looking For Man Who Took Selfies With Dinosaur After Alleged Break-In (Australia)
(15 May 2020; 10 Daily)
New rules for Devon dino hunters (UK)
(17 May 2020; Radio EXE)
Are ghosts haunting the British Museum? (UK)
(1 June 2020; 1843 Magazine)