The bone trade book now has a companion! It was a treat to get editors copies while away! Congrats again Evie Handby, we saw it through :) And of course, another hearty thank you to our authors.
December 30, 2025 at 9:20 AM
A gift for the New year... To understand archaeological looting in Metropolitan France. Sadly because this kind of looting will never be over :
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December 29, 2025 at 10:53 AM
A gift for the New year... To understand archaeological looting in Metropolitan France. Sadly because this kind of looting will never be over :
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A thorough report of a complex case, by Grigor Atenesian BBC News - Should a top Russian archaeologist face trial for digging in occupied Crimea? #heritagecrime #archaeology #conflict
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Should a top Russian archaeologist face trial for digging in occupied Crimea?
The case of a scholar wanted in Ukraine sparked a debate on the relationship between museums and the Russian state.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
A thorough report of a complex case, by Grigor Atenesian BBC News - Should a top Russian archaeologist face trial for digging in occupied Crimea? #heritagecrime #archaeology #conflict
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Al-Sayyid Hashim Mosque was damaged by Israeli air strikes in October 2023. #heritagecrime #Gaza
📷 A Mosque in #Gaza, Palestine, 1886
December 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The Al-Sayyid Hashim Mosque was damaged by Israeli air strikes in October 2023. #heritagecrime #Gaza
My last book: "The Looting of Terrestrial Archaeological Heritage in Metropolitan France" at TheBookEdition.com
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December 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM
My last book: "The Looting of Terrestrial Archaeological Heritage in Metropolitan France" at TheBookEdition.com
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@archaeology @toutlemonde @everybody @trafficking @looting @heritagecrime @heritagelaw @metaldetecting
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@archaeology @toutlemonde @everybody @trafficking @looting @heritagecrime @heritagelaw @metaldetecting
Another Museum theft folks, keep your eyes peeled
The Museum of Richmond has confirmed that nine "historic" artefacts were stolen from its collection on 6 December
"These historic pieces represent an important part of Richmond's heritage
##HeritageCrime
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The Museum of Richmond has confirmed that nine "historic" artefacts were stolen from its collection on 6 December
"These historic pieces represent an important part of Richmond's heritage
##HeritageCrime
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December 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Another Museum theft folks, keep your eyes peeled
The Museum of Richmond has confirmed that nine "historic" artefacts were stolen from its collection on 6 December
"These historic pieces represent an important part of Richmond's heritage
##HeritageCrime
richmond.nub.news/news/local-n...
The Museum of Richmond has confirmed that nine "historic" artefacts were stolen from its collection on 6 December
"These historic pieces represent an important part of Richmond's heritage
##HeritageCrime
richmond.nub.news/news/local-n...
#HeritageCrime News
A reminder to anyone undertaking risk assessments for historic buildings and sites that spikes in commodities markets, such as here for copper, incentivise metal theft from anything from buildings to shipwrecks.
A similar spike around 2008 saw major looting of Jutland wrecks
A reminder to anyone undertaking risk assessments for historic buildings and sites that spikes in commodities markets, such as here for copper, incentivise metal theft from anything from buildings to shipwrecks.
A similar spike around 2008 saw major looting of Jutland wrecks
How tight supply, AI demand propelled copper towards $12,000 reut.rs/44o9lc1
How tight supply, AI demand propelled copper towards $12,000
Copper is closing in on the $12,000 a metric ton mark as expectations of soaring demand from data centres that power artificial intelligence and tight supplies collide with shortages outside the United States.
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December 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
#HeritageCrime News
A reminder to anyone undertaking risk assessments for historic buildings and sites that spikes in commodities markets, such as here for copper, incentivise metal theft from anything from buildings to shipwrecks.
A similar spike around 2008 saw major looting of Jutland wrecks
A reminder to anyone undertaking risk assessments for historic buildings and sites that spikes in commodities markets, such as here for copper, incentivise metal theft from anything from buildings to shipwrecks.
A similar spike around 2008 saw major looting of Jutland wrecks
#HeritageCrime News
At the request of prosecutors in Ukraine Polish authorities have arrested and remanded in custody, Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin, who is an employee of the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.
Mr Butyagin is accused of conducting illegal excavations in occupied Crimea.
At the request of prosecutors in Ukraine Polish authorities have arrested and remanded in custody, Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin, who is an employee of the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.
Mr Butyagin is accused of conducting illegal excavations in occupied Crimea.
Poland arrests Russian archaeologist wanted in Ukraine
The allegations against the suspect includes the illegal excavation of an ancient city in Crimea.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
#HeritageCrime News
At the request of prosecutors in Ukraine Polish authorities have arrested and remanded in custody, Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin, who is an employee of the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.
Mr Butyagin is accused of conducting illegal excavations in occupied Crimea.
At the request of prosecutors in Ukraine Polish authorities have arrested and remanded in custody, Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin, who is an employee of the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.
Mr Butyagin is accused of conducting illegal excavations in occupied Crimea.
#HeritageCrime News
Yet more questions after Avon and Somerset Police went public the theft of objects from Bristol Museum's archive store.
The BBC is now quoting the City Council as saying the store was raided twice with 95% of the objects stolen in the second raid recorded in the published CCTV.
Yet more questions after Avon and Somerset Police went public the theft of objects from Bristol Museum's archive store.
The BBC is now quoting the City Council as saying the store was raided twice with 95% of the objects stolen in the second raid recorded in the published CCTV.
Hundreds of items taken in high-value Bristol Museum archive raid
More than 600 artefacts from the museum's British Empire and Commonwealth collection are taken.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
#HeritageCrime News
Yet more questions after Avon and Somerset Police went public the theft of objects from Bristol Museum's archive store.
The BBC is now quoting the City Council as saying the store was raided twice with 95% of the objects stolen in the second raid recorded in the published CCTV.
Yet more questions after Avon and Somerset Police went public the theft of objects from Bristol Museum's archive store.
The BBC is now quoting the City Council as saying the store was raided twice with 95% of the objects stolen in the second raid recorded in the published CCTV.
More than 600 artefacts have been stolen from Bristol Museum's archive
"The collection is of cultural significance to many countries and provides an invaluable record and insight into the lives of those involved in and affected by the British Empire"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#HeritageCrime
"The collection is of cultural significance to many countries and provides an invaluable record and insight into the lives of those involved in and affected by the British Empire"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#HeritageCrime
Hundreds of items taken in high-value Bristol Museum archive raid
More than 600 artefacts from the museum's British Empire and Commonwealth collection are taken.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
More than 600 artefacts have been stolen from Bristol Museum's archive
"The collection is of cultural significance to many countries and provides an invaluable record and insight into the lives of those involved in and affected by the British Empire"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#HeritageCrime
"The collection is of cultural significance to many countries and provides an invaluable record and insight into the lives of those involved in and affected by the British Empire"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#HeritageCrime
#HeritageCrime News
Det Con Dan Burgan said of the Bristol theft,
"These items, many of which were donations, form part of a collection that provides insight into a multi-layered part of British history, & we are hoping that members of the public can help us to bring those responsible to justice,"
Det Con Dan Burgan said of the Bristol theft,
"These items, many of which were donations, form part of a collection that provides insight into a multi-layered part of British history, & we are hoping that members of the public can help us to bring those responsible to justice,"
Hundreds of items stolen in 'high-value' Bristol Museum raid
More than 600 artefacts from the museum's British Empire and Commonwealth collection were taken.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 12:24 PM
#HeritageCrime News
Det Con Dan Burgan said of the Bristol theft,
"These items, many of which were donations, form part of a collection that provides insight into a multi-layered part of British history, & we are hoping that members of the public can help us to bring those responsible to justice,"
Det Con Dan Burgan said of the Bristol theft,
"These items, many of which were donations, form part of a collection that provides insight into a multi-layered part of British history, & we are hoping that members of the public can help us to bring those responsible to justice,"
#HeritageCrime News
Two and a half months after the event Avon and Somerset Police have released images of the theft of over 600 "high value" artifacts from a warehouse holding Bristol Museum's British Empire and Commonwealth collection.
Two and a half months after the event Avon and Somerset Police have released images of the theft of over 600 "high value" artifacts from a warehouse holding Bristol Museum's British Empire and Commonwealth collection.
Hundreds of 'high-value' artefacts stolen from museum in Bristol as police issue appeal
More than 600 artefacts have been stolen from a building housing items belonging to a museum in Bristol.
news.sky.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
#HeritageCrime News
Two and a half months after the event Avon and Somerset Police have released images of the theft of over 600 "high value" artifacts from a warehouse holding Bristol Museum's British Empire and Commonwealth collection.
Two and a half months after the event Avon and Somerset Police have released images of the theft of over 600 "high value" artifacts from a warehouse holding Bristol Museum's British Empire and Commonwealth collection.
#HeritageCrime Good (ish) News
The Royal Engineers Museum in Gillingham has found duplicates of some of the D-Day related technical drawings destroyed when the van containing them was stolen and later set on fire.
The Royal Engineers Museum in Gillingham has found duplicates of some of the D-Day related technical drawings destroyed when the van containing them was stolen and later set on fire.
Gillingham museum finds duplicates of destroyed drawings - BBC News
The director of the Royal Engineers Museum in Gillingham says they were "devastated" by the theft.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
#HeritageCrime Good (ish) News
The Royal Engineers Museum in Gillingham has found duplicates of some of the D-Day related technical drawings destroyed when the van containing them was stolen and later set on fire.
The Royal Engineers Museum in Gillingham has found duplicates of some of the D-Day related technical drawings destroyed when the van containing them was stolen and later set on fire.
Stone thieves strip away Ossett cobbled road's history - BBC News
"These losses damage the fabric of the town's history and effectively strip away pieces of its tangible past,"
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#HeritageCrime
"These losses damage the fabric of the town's history and effectively strip away pieces of its tangible past,"
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#HeritageCrime
Stone thieves strip away Ossett cobbled road's history - BBC News
Thieves have been ripping up centuries-old Yorkshire stone, leaving residents calling for help.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Stone thieves strip away Ossett cobbled road's history - BBC News
"These losses damage the fabric of the town's history and effectively strip away pieces of its tangible past,"
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#HeritageCrime
"These losses damage the fabric of the town's history and effectively strip away pieces of its tangible past,"
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#HeritageCrime
#HeritageCrime News
MOLA, no not that one, the Museum of Loot, on the Metropolitan Museum of Art's return of a number of classical artifacts linked to a dodgy gallery owner, who has been indicted for faking provenences.
MOLA, no not that one, the Museum of Loot, on the Metropolitan Museum of Art's return of a number of classical artifacts linked to a dodgy gallery owner, who has been indicted for faking provenences.
December 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
#HeritageCrime News
MOLA, no not that one, the Museum of Loot, on the Metropolitan Museum of Art's return of a number of classical artifacts linked to a dodgy gallery owner, who has been indicted for faking provenences.
MOLA, no not that one, the Museum of Loot, on the Metropolitan Museum of Art's return of a number of classical artifacts linked to a dodgy gallery owner, who has been indicted for faking provenences.
#HeritageCrime isn't always high profile museum heists or dodgy detectorists stealing artefacts.
West Yorkshire Police have recorded a 50% rise in thefts of architectural stone year on year.
Thefts such as the York stone flagstones stolen from a road in Ossett near Wakefield.
West Yorkshire Police have recorded a 50% rise in thefts of architectural stone year on year.
Thefts such as the York stone flagstones stolen from a road in Ossett near Wakefield.
Stone thieves strip away Ossett cobbled road's history
Thieves have been ripping up centuries-old Yorkshire stone, leaving residents calling for help.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
#HeritageCrime isn't always high profile museum heists or dodgy detectorists stealing artefacts.
West Yorkshire Police have recorded a 50% rise in thefts of architectural stone year on year.
Thefts such as the York stone flagstones stolen from a road in Ossett near Wakefield.
West Yorkshire Police have recorded a 50% rise in thefts of architectural stone year on year.
Thefts such as the York stone flagstones stolen from a road in Ossett near Wakefield.
🚨Awful news for Royal Engineers Museum Kent
Museum staff 'devastated' after drawings worth £500,000 stolen and destroyed
1,742 Second World War-era technical drawings that belonged to the Royal Engineers Museum have been stolen whilst in Scotland
#HeritageCrime
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Museum staff 'devastated' after drawings worth £500,000 stolen and destroyed
1,742 Second World War-era technical drawings that belonged to the Royal Engineers Museum have been stolen whilst in Scotland
#HeritageCrime
www.msn.com/en-us/travel...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
🚨Awful news for Royal Engineers Museum Kent
Museum staff 'devastated' after drawings worth £500,000 stolen and destroyed
1,742 Second World War-era technical drawings that belonged to the Royal Engineers Museum have been stolen whilst in Scotland
#HeritageCrime
www.msn.com/en-us/travel...
Museum staff 'devastated' after drawings worth £500,000 stolen and destroyed
1,742 Second World War-era technical drawings that belonged to the Royal Engineers Museum have been stolen whilst in Scotland
#HeritageCrime
www.msn.com/en-us/travel...
Gravestone & decorations vandalised at St Andrews Church Hove
"ongoing battle" with anti-social behaviour.
"Tearing down and shattering outdoor lights, ripping flowers from a World War II memorial and attempting to remove a headstone from a grave.
#HeritageCrime
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"ongoing battle" with anti-social behaviour.
"Tearing down and shattering outdoor lights, ripping flowers from a World War II memorial and attempting to remove a headstone from a grave.
#HeritageCrime
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
St Andrew's Church in Hove has gravestone and decorations vandalised
The church's vicar described seeing the anti-social behaviour through CCTV as a
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Gravestone & decorations vandalised at St Andrews Church Hove
"ongoing battle" with anti-social behaviour.
"Tearing down and shattering outdoor lights, ripping flowers from a World War II memorial and attempting to remove a headstone from a grave.
#HeritageCrime
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"ongoing battle" with anti-social behaviour.
"Tearing down and shattering outdoor lights, ripping flowers from a World War II memorial and attempting to remove a headstone from a grave.
#HeritageCrime
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Looting of Terrestrial Archaeological Heritage in Metropolitan France. How everyday metal‑detecting destroys sites and fuels the illicit antiquities trade. Link ⬇️
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#archaeology #heritagecrime #culturalheritage #metaldetecting #trafficking #looting
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#archaeology #heritagecrime #culturalheritage #metaldetecting #trafficking #looting
LOOTING OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE -FR - Alexandre DUMONT-CASTELLS (alias Luc Comptone et Rigaire Raquin)
Découvrez le livre LOOTING OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE -FR publié par Alexandre DUMONT-CASTELLS (alias Luc Comptone et Rigaire Raquin). Cet ouvrage est auto-édité dans la catégorie Etudes universitaire...
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November 30, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The Looting of Terrestrial Archaeological Heritage in Metropolitan France. How everyday metal‑detecting destroys sites and fuels the illicit antiquities trade. Link ⬇️
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#archaeology #heritagecrime #culturalheritage #metaldetecting #trafficking #looting
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#archaeology #heritagecrime #culturalheritage #metaldetecting #trafficking #looting
A great input on #HeritageCrime this afternoon hosted by Bexhill Heritage. Lots discussed, one poignant and thought provoking phrase was:
"Heritage restoration projects can create respect"
Working together can and does look out for, and after our shared heritage.
"Heritage restoration projects can create respect"
Working together can and does look out for, and after our shared heritage.
November 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A great input on #HeritageCrime this afternoon hosted by Bexhill Heritage. Lots discussed, one poignant and thought provoking phrase was:
"Heritage restoration projects can create respect"
Working together can and does look out for, and after our shared heritage.
"Heritage restoration projects can create respect"
Working together can and does look out for, and after our shared heritage.
Italian Authorities Arrest 55 Suspects in Major Archaeological Looting Probe in Sicily.
#looting #heritagecrime #tombaroli #metaldetecting #transnationalorganisedcrime #illicitexcavations
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#looting #heritagecrime #tombaroli #metaldetecting #transnationalorganisedcrime #illicitexcavations
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Italian Authorities Arrest 55 Suspects in Major Archaeological Looting Probe in Sicily
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November 25, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Italian Authorities Arrest 55 Suspects in Major Archaeological Looting Probe in Sicily.
#looting #heritagecrime #tombaroli #metaldetecting #transnationalorganisedcrime #illicitexcavations
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#looting #heritagecrime #tombaroli #metaldetecting #transnationalorganisedcrime #illicitexcavations
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2 days of heritage crime, theft, fraud, trafficking, and repatriation at the Art & Antiquities Crime Conference, University of Sydney 😍 Importance of global, community-driven cooperation very clear. Grateful to organisers & speakers for this inspiring event! #heritagecrime #ethics #repatriation
November 22, 2025 at 2:42 AM
2 days of heritage crime, theft, fraud, trafficking, and repatriation at the Art & Antiquities Crime Conference, University of Sydney 😍 Importance of global, community-driven cooperation very clear. Grateful to organisers & speakers for this inspiring event! #heritagecrime #ethics #repatriation
Just a little reminder, a free talk on #HeritageCrime at @bexhillmuseum.bsky.social on Monday 24th November folks.
If you're free for 1pm do go along.
If you're free for 1pm do go along.
November 21, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Just a little reminder, a free talk on #HeritageCrime at @bexhillmuseum.bsky.social on Monday 24th November folks.
If you're free for 1pm do go along.
If you're free for 1pm do go along.
Please see our new guide folks
Understanding land rights, responsibilities for Landowners & Authorities
We look at metal detecting & many other subjects
"Consider donating important finds to a local museum to benefit the local community"
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#HeritageCrime
Understanding land rights, responsibilities for Landowners & Authorities
We look at metal detecting & many other subjects
"Consider donating important finds to a local museum to benefit the local community"
davidbexhill.wixsite.com/sussexherita...
#HeritageCrime
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Please see our new guide folks
Understanding land rights, responsibilities for Landowners & Authorities
We look at metal detecting & many other subjects
"Consider donating important finds to a local museum to benefit the local community"
davidbexhill.wixsite.com/sussexherita...
#HeritageCrime
Understanding land rights, responsibilities for Landowners & Authorities
We look at metal detecting & many other subjects
"Consider donating important finds to a local museum to benefit the local community"
davidbexhill.wixsite.com/sussexherita...
#HeritageCrime
After the sad news of antisocial behaviour and damage to churches in Pevensey please see some useful advice and guidance on Church / #HeritageCrime reduction below folks.
(This has been written collaboratively with experts and professionals.)
davidbexhill.wixsite.com/sussexherita...
(This has been written collaboratively with experts and professionals.)
davidbexhill.wixsite.com/sussexherita...
November 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
After the sad news of antisocial behaviour and damage to churches in Pevensey please see some useful advice and guidance on Church / #HeritageCrime reduction below folks.
(This has been written collaboratively with experts and professionals.)
davidbexhill.wixsite.com/sussexherita...
(This has been written collaboratively with experts and professionals.)
davidbexhill.wixsite.com/sussexherita...