Wounded archaeology

Cristina Ruiz spent a day with the man who controls much of the illicit excavation on the site of ancient Veii, one of the largest Etruscan cities.

The integrity of most archaeological sites in Italy has been compromised by extensive illicit excavations, which have caused the loss of an enormous quantity of archaeological information

This virtuous circle

Cultura Basel ’00 fair report

A stop on the Athens metro line has been introduced decorated with imitations of Parthenon friezes, in proximity to the Acropolis Museum's intended site

Paintings and decorative arts prove harder to sell

“London remains a huge centre for collectors all over Europe”

There are an estimated three million undiscovered shipwrecks scattered throughout the world’s oceans. UNESCO is calling for a global treaty to protect them. Salvors say it is unrealistic and unworkable.

An estimated three million shipwrecks lay undiscovered. UNESCO is calling for a global treaty to protect them. Salvors say it is unrealistic and unworkable, despite developments in deep-sea exploration technology

Anger at appointment of collector who imports the very objects the committee tries to keep out

Twenty years after the government decided to build a new museum to house the sculptures, still no architect has been chosen

With over 200 objects on loan from the British Museum an exhibition which charts Agatha Christie’s travels in the Orient.

Archaeologists descended upon three sites in Southern Iraq rumoured to contain antiquities

After the sculptures' surfaces were damaged in the 1930s due to improper care, the museum has cleaned up its act

Holistic archaeology at Wigmore Castle

Cultura must draw inspiration from its forerunner if it is to take advantage of collectors flocking to Basel

New director, new direction.

The penalty of lying to customs

One of the British Museum's finest treasures may depict a notoriously licentious Roman emperor

Curator voluntarily collaborates with Italy in accordance with museum’s policy

Esteemed artworld professionals have been arrested as part of a wide-reaching investigation into antiquities smuggling with links to an ongoing New York court case.

The man behind the Mitchell Prize, awarded last month, is also a major collector of Pre-Columbian gold sculpture

The US collector challenges Italy’s law

Archaeology in aid of tourism?

St Clair demands greater candour in the fallout of Lord Elgin and the Marbles' third edition, in which it was asserted that over-cleaning had irreparably damaged the marbles

Greeks renew demands for return of sculptures following new allegations that they were irreparably damaged in the Thirties

The area, unfortunately located close to the conflict in Kosovo province, is largely unexplored