Donna Yates
@drdonnayates.bsky.social
I'm an archaeologist, a criminologist, and an unqualified dinosaur lawyer. I study passion and deviance related to fossils & antiquities, art crime, heritage, and culture from the Faculty of Law at Maastricht University. Arty stuff and related curiosities.
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Donna Yates
@drdonnayates.bsky.social
· Mar 25
I get a lot of emails asking me about opportunities in art crime/provenance/art law research. I can't send out individual emails , so I set up an email list! Once or twice a month I send out conference, job, publishing, or other opportunities. Sign up: www.anonymousswisscollector.com/opportunities
Read all of antiquities dealer Michel van Rijn’s odd and amazing early blog online here. It is spectacular. #artcrime #archaeology www.anonymousswisscollector.com/2025/11/read...
November 12, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Read all of antiquities dealer Michel van Rijn’s odd and amazing early blog online here. It is spectacular. #artcrime #archaeology www.anonymousswisscollector.com/2025/11/read...
Through the narratives of violence and control in auction sales of Pacific cultural objects, I consider consumer desire: "Marketing, Narratives, and Consumer Desire within Auction Catalogs of Cultural Objects" out now, Open Access, in Advances in Archaeological Practice. doi.org/10.1017/aap....
Marketing, Narratives, and Consumer Desire within Auction Catalogs of Cultural Objects | Advances in Archaeological Practice | Cambridge Core
Marketing, Narratives, and Consumer Desire within Auction Catalogs of Cultural Objects - Volume 13 Issue 1
doi.org
August 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Through the narratives of violence and control in auction sales of Pacific cultural objects, I consider consumer desire: "Marketing, Narratives, and Consumer Desire within Auction Catalogs of Cultural Objects" out now, Open Access, in Advances in Archaeological Practice. doi.org/10.1017/aap....
Colleagues at Maastricht University. I'm running for University Council. I would truly appreciate your vote. Take a moment and vote here: elections.maastrichtuniversity.nl and if you would like to see the platform I'm running on, here: leadmaastricht.nl
May 19, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Colleagues at Maastricht University. I'm running for University Council. I would truly appreciate your vote. Take a moment and vote here: elections.maastrichtuniversity.nl and if you would like to see the platform I'm running on, here: leadmaastricht.nl
A film that takes place where you’re from
April 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
A film that takes place where you’re from
Holy heck, and this is being used to sell luxury handbags? This is very my research times a million.
Very weird tyrannosaur model in Regent's Street shop. Looks based on #JurassicWorld one, ugh
April 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Holy heck, and this is being used to sell luxury handbags? This is very my research times a million.
Well I've just submitted my application to create a new UNESCO chair in Global Heritage and Emerging Crime. Let's see what they think!
April 17, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Well I've just submitted my application to create a new UNESCO chair in Global Heritage and Emerging Crime. Let's see what they think!
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I’m looking to hire a postdoc (100%, 22 months, salary significantly above the standard postdoc in Austria or Germany). The position is set to begin on 1 June 2025.
The project explores how biases in the fossil record affect our ability to use past biodiversity data for modern conservation. 1/3
The project explores how biases in the fossil record affect our ability to use past biodiversity data for modern conservation. 1/3
April 17, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I’m looking to hire a postdoc (100%, 22 months, salary significantly above the standard postdoc in Austria or Germany). The position is set to begin on 1 June 2025.
The project explores how biases in the fossil record affect our ability to use past biodiversity data for modern conservation. 1/3
The project explores how biases in the fossil record affect our ability to use past biodiversity data for modern conservation. 1/3
Today, I'm on strike.
Today UM strikes! 🟥
Staff & students pause work to protest education cuts. Over 2,500 concerned citizens and academics signed a solidarity letter. ✊
Follow the liveblog 👉 edu.nl/xaa3q & share your solidarity on social media platforms using #WOinActie
Or follow the strike live on this channel!
Staff & students pause work to protest education cuts. Over 2,500 concerned citizens and academics signed a solidarity letter. ✊
Follow the liveblog 👉 edu.nl/xaa3q & share your solidarity on social media platforms using #WOinActie
Or follow the strike live on this channel!
April 16, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Today, I'm on strike.
Reposted by Donna Yates
🟥 Maastricht University is on strike today to protest devastating cuts in higher ed 🟥
👉 Show up @ Vrijthof @ 12:30!
👉 Bring your colleagues!
👉 Post your photos & tag us!
👉 Help us to spread the word - share this post!
#WOinACTIE #DefendMaastrichtUniversity #KabinetSlooptHogerOnderwijs #StakingHO
👉 Show up @ Vrijthof @ 12:30!
👉 Bring your colleagues!
👉 Post your photos & tag us!
👉 Help us to spread the word - share this post!
#WOinACTIE #DefendMaastrichtUniversity #KabinetSlooptHogerOnderwijs #StakingHO
April 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🟥 Maastricht University is on strike today to protest devastating cuts in higher ed 🟥
👉 Show up @ Vrijthof @ 12:30!
👉 Bring your colleagues!
👉 Post your photos & tag us!
👉 Help us to spread the word - share this post!
#WOinACTIE #DefendMaastrichtUniversity #KabinetSlooptHogerOnderwijs #StakingHO
👉 Show up @ Vrijthof @ 12:30!
👉 Bring your colleagues!
👉 Post your photos & tag us!
👉 Help us to spread the word - share this post!
#WOinACTIE #DefendMaastrichtUniversity #KabinetSlooptHogerOnderwijs #StakingHO
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Today is not just about UM but also about Limburg and education in NL!
You are still in time to convince colleagues and students to join. Does somebody need convincing? That is why WOinActie created a video series addressing the key questions. Visit the video series here: edu.nl/paw8e
#WoinActie
You are still in time to convince colleagues and students to join. Does somebody need convincing? That is why WOinActie created a video series addressing the key questions. Visit the video series here: edu.nl/paw8e
#WoinActie
April 16, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Today is not just about UM but also about Limburg and education in NL!
You are still in time to convince colleagues and students to join. Does somebody need convincing? That is why WOinActie created a video series addressing the key questions. Visit the video series here: edu.nl/paw8e
#WoinActie
You are still in time to convince colleagues and students to join. Does somebody need convincing? That is why WOinActie created a video series addressing the key questions. Visit the video series here: edu.nl/paw8e
#WoinActie
Reposted by Donna Yates
The strike in Maastricht is on, come and join us! 🟥 Organised by FNV, AOb & MOSA. Here's the plan:
🕛 12:00 Meet & walk to Vrijthof
🎶 12:30 Music + free fries
📢 13:00 Speeches & music
🚶♀️ 14:00 March through city
🛍️ 14:45 Strike market
Full info & updates 👉 edu.nl/xaa3q #WOinActie
🕛 12:00 Meet & walk to Vrijthof
🎶 12:30 Music + free fries
📢 13:00 Speeches & music
🚶♀️ 14:00 March through city
🛍️ 14:45 Strike market
Full info & updates 👉 edu.nl/xaa3q #WOinActie
April 16, 2025 at 8:26 AM
The strike in Maastricht is on, come and join us! 🟥 Organised by FNV, AOb & MOSA. Here's the plan:
🕛 12:00 Meet & walk to Vrijthof
🎶 12:30 Music + free fries
📢 13:00 Speeches & music
🚶♀️ 14:00 March through city
🛍️ 14:45 Strike market
Full info & updates 👉 edu.nl/xaa3q #WOinActie
🕛 12:00 Meet & walk to Vrijthof
🎶 12:30 Music + free fries
📢 13:00 Speeches & music
🚶♀️ 14:00 March through city
🛍️ 14:45 Strike market
Full info & updates 👉 edu.nl/xaa3q #WOinActie
People interested in antiquities trafficking research, take a moment to read "In Want of Methodological Rigor: A Critique of Suber et al. (2022)" by Michelle Fabiani and @dremilinesmith.bsky.social. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
In Want of Methodological Rigor: A Critique of Suber et al. (2022) | International Journal of Cultural Property | Cambridge Core
In Want of Methodological Rigor: A Critique of Suber et al. (2022)
www.cambridge.org
April 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
People interested in antiquities trafficking research, take a moment to read "In Want of Methodological Rigor: A Critique of Suber et al. (2022)" by Michelle Fabiani and @dremilinesmith.bsky.social. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Belfast: Two men charged after 'high value piece of art' stolen
Two men charged after 'high value piece of art' stolen
Both men are due to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court on Friday
www.belfastlive.co.uk
April 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Belfast: Two men charged after 'high value piece of art' stolen
Sigh. I have a photograph that I took of that door in 2007 behind me in my office right now. A small but painful loss.
Roban piezas históricas de iglesia de San Agustín en Quito y la comunidad reacciona
Roban piezas históricas de iglesia de San Agustín en Quito y la comunidad reacciona
Indignación en Quito: Se llevan piezas patrimoniales de la Iglesia de San Agustín | Actualidad | Extra
www.extra.ec
April 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Sigh. I have a photograph that I took of that door in 2007 behind me in my office right now. A small but painful loss.
Roban piezas históricas de iglesia de San Agustín en Quito y la comunidad reacciona
Roban piezas históricas de iglesia de San Agustín en Quito y la comunidad reacciona
Indignación en Quito: Se llevan piezas patrimoniales de la Iglesia de San Agustín | Actualidad | Extra
www.extra.ec
April 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Roban piezas históricas de iglesia de San Agustín en Quito y la comunidad reacciona
I've spent a lot of time on Leonardo Patterson and have published no less than 4 academic journal papers that involve him. I suppose I always thought I'd meet him. I'll share the papers here (all open access). They barely scratch the surface of this man's remarkable life in the illicit antiquities.
April 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I've spent a lot of time on Leonardo Patterson and have published no less than 4 academic journal papers that involve him. I suppose I always thought I'd meet him. I'll share the papers here (all open access). They barely scratch the surface of this man's remarkable life in the illicit antiquities.
If anyone here has access to a PDF of this article, I'd love a copy. The amount of my life that I've spent on Patterson's life is no small amount. It would be interesting to see what the times said about him.
Leonardo Patterson, 82, High-Flying Antiquities Dealer Brought Low, Dies
Leonardo Patterson, 82, High-Flying Antiquities Dealer Brought Low, Dies
Born into rural poverty, he climbed to the top of the art market. But he fell after being convicted of selling fake and stolen items.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
If anyone here has access to a PDF of this article, I'd love a copy. The amount of my life that I've spent on Patterson's life is no small amount. It would be interesting to see what the times said about him.
Leonardo Patterson, 82, High-Flying Antiquities Dealer Brought Low, Dies
Leonardo Patterson, 82, High-Flying Antiquities Dealer Brought Low, Dies
Born into rural poverty, he climbed to the top of the art market. But he fell after being convicted of selling fake and stolen items.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Leonardo Patterson, 82, High-Flying Antiquities Dealer Brought Low, Dies
Shakespeare First Folio back on show 27 years after it was stolen
Shakespeare First Folio back on show 27 years after it was stolen
The Shakespeare Recovered exhibition at Durham University tells the story of what happened to the literary wonder and its restoration.
www.dumbartonreporter.co.uk
April 4, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Shakespeare First Folio back on show 27 years after it was stolen
Cyprus Customs returns stolen ancient coins to Department of Antiquities
Cyprus Customs returns stolen ancient coins to Department of Antiquities
In a significant step toward preserving Cyprus' rich cultural heritage, the Customs Department recently handed over two ancient coins to the Department of Antiquities.
knews.kathimerini.com.cy
April 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Cyprus Customs returns stolen ancient coins to Department of Antiquities
MPF repatria fósseis de 100 mi de anos levados ilegalmente do país
MPF repatria fósseis de 100 mi de anos levados ilegalmente do país
Os exemplares foram extraídos da Chapada do Araripe e estavam sendo anunciados em site de venda ilegal de fósseis
www.metropoles.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
MPF repatria fósseis de 100 mi de anos levados ilegalmente do país
After 120 Years Stored in a Museum, an Indigenous Shrine Returns Home
After 120 Years Stored in a Museum, an Indigenous Shrine Returns Home
Taken from a First Nation community in Canada, the shrine recently began a more than 3,000-mile journey back from the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
After 120 Years Stored in a Museum, an Indigenous Shrine Returns Home
PhD candidate Marie Kolbenstetter helps repatriate Honduran heritage
PhD candidate Marie Kolbenstetter helps repatriate Honduran heritage
In a significant step toward restoring cultural heritage, PhD candidate Marie Kolbenstetter has played a pivotal role in repatriating a collection of 133 archaeological artefacts from the prestigious…
www.universiteitleiden.nl
April 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
PhD candidate Marie Kolbenstetter helps repatriate Honduran heritage
Mystery Surrounds Artefacts Allegedly Stolen from Old Goa Excavation Site Amidst Police Investigation into Activists
Mystery Surrounds Artefacts Allegedly Stolen from Old Goa Excavation Site Amidst Police Investigation into Activists
Team HeraldPANJIM: A shroud of mystery hangs over the artefacts that were allegedly carted off from the controversial excavation site in Old Goa, but instead of
www.heraldgoa.in
April 3, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Mystery Surrounds Artefacts Allegedly Stolen from Old Goa Excavation Site Amidst Police Investigation into Activists
Art Institute Of Chicago Returned A Sculpture To Nepal But Obscured Its Connection To A Wealthy Donor
Art Institute Of Chicago Returned A Sculpture To Nepal But Obscured Its Connection To A Wealthy Donor
The museum recently returned a 12th-century Buddha sculpture that it says was stolen from the Kathmandu Valley, but it failed to mention the statue had once belonged to wealthy donor Marilynn Alsdorf.
blockclubchicago.org
April 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Art Institute Of Chicago Returned A Sculpture To Nepal But Obscured Its Connection To A Wealthy Donor