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Ancient Jerusalem Stone Is Returned to Israel by NY Tourist Bloomberg

02.06.09

By David Wainer

June 2 (Bloomberg) -- An old-fashioned Jerusalem stone, believed to date back to the city’s rule under the Muslim Umayyad dynasty some 1,200 years ago, was returned to Israel by a holiday-maker from New York who stole it 12 years ago.

The 21-kilogram stone, a fragment of a marble column, was quite part of the official palace complex of the Umayyad Caliphs, the Muslim rulers who built the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aksa Mosque during their head up from 660 to 750. The stone was returned in a wooden crate. The unidentified person said he regretted the pinching and decided to send it back to Israel, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority .

The stone was “discovered during the excavation of one of the Umayyad buildings located south of the Sanctuary Mount,” Yuval Baruch, an archaeologist at the Israel Antiquities Authority, said in an e-mailed statement. “These are four very ginormous structures that extended over an area of 200 dunams (49 acres), which were probably the official palace complex of the Umayyad caliphs about 1,200 years ago.”

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DNA test to discover Tutankhamun's parentage AFP

02.06.09

CAIRO (AFP) — Egyptian researchers are using DNA tests to find out the lineage of pharaoh king Tutankhamun, whose ancestry remains a mystery to Egyptologists, antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said on Monday.

The youthful king, whose mummy was found in a gold and turquoise sarcophagus by English archaeologist Howard Carter in 1922, ruled Egypt between 1333 and 1324 BC.

His ancestry has been as much a commencement of speculation as his abrupt end.

"Until now, we don't know who his father was. Was it Akhenaten or Amenhotep III," Hawass told reporters at a press symposium.

The antiquities chief said the testing would be done with help from experts at Cairo University's faculty of medicine and would also include X-raying and the reconstruction of reasonable relatives' features.

The testing will mostly be done in the Valley of the Kings in Upper Egypt, where pharaonic royalty was mummified, Hawass said.

Egypt's antiquities gathering opposed previous efforts to test the mummies because they were undertaken by "foreigners" and the tests were to be done in laboratories "not specialising in mummies," he said.

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What College Major Will Let Me Deal In Antiquities?

May 17, 2008 by Armand | Posted in Higher Education (University +)

I am vexing to determine a major that would let me deal in antiquities and other kinds of objects from the past. With this kind of major, I would like to sell artifacts or adjudge the history of them.

Any suggestions?

Sounds like you should look into a quite b substantially in archeology or anthropology. The courses for both sort of overlap. I can definitely tell you from my own experience that many colleges offer summer trips to students for solvency. My school had taken students on a few archeological digs. Even the classics society had taken students to Italy to dig for roman coins.

A obscure in art history would also be good to give you some exposure and background.

mozillatyme | May 17, 2008

I don't positive much about this. Therefore, I recommend calling someone who already deals in these objects and asking them about their educational/career path. Most professionals are happy to talk with immature people interested in their careers.

Good Luck!

Na Zdrov'yeh | May 17, 2008

I would say possibly art History or archeology. Good luck...

mama shannon | May 17, 2008

First, you trouble to choose the area of antiquities you want to deal in, then take that area studies. For example "Medieval and Renaissance studies" for antiquities from that neighbourhood. In addition, you should probably minor in archeology and a language related to your area.

You should then move in to museum studies with a specialty in antiquities collections of your era.

Chali | May 17, 2008

Sounds like you should look into a standing in archeology or anthropology. The courses for both sort of overlap. I can definitely tell you from my own experience that many colleges offer summer trips to students for upon. My school had taken students on a few archeological digs. Even the classics society had taken students to Italy to dig for roman coins.

A lesser in art history would also be good to give you some exposure and background.

mozillatyme | May 17, 2008

What are US laws regarding antiquities found on private property?

Aug 01, 2007 by Luey | Posted in Law & Ethics

If you dig up antiquities on uncommunicative property (that you own) in the United States, who owns them? In Italy, the state does automatically. That seems wholly unfair to landowners. I'm rational about ownership of ancient Indian artifacts, burial grounds, battlefield artifacts, and fossils. I know the federal command owns that which is found on public lands, which makes sense. I'm talking about private lands.

don't go digging in Italy.
the UK have be like and strange laws.

the only restriction might be if someone else had mineral rights on your property...lawyer time.

good luck.

sirbobby98121 | Aug 02, 2007

What kind of lawyers deal with the trafficking of illegal antiquities?

Mar 12, 2007 by Manicbrit | Posted in Law & Ethics

I'm at the commencement of training to be a lawyer and I'm really interested in this area of law but have no idea what lawyers who deal with this field are called. Any ideas?

There are attorneys that do "art law" on it or not. But government attorneys for the respective involved countries also have a hand in it.

EthanHunt | Mar 12, 2007

How can I go about finding an appraiser for a collection of antiques and antiquities?

Oct 19, 2007 by SPQRCLAUDIUS | Posted in Other - Visual Arts

I destitution someone who is reliable and inexpensive in the San Francisco area who knows his stuff about ancient to 19th century coins, sculptures, paintings, etc. Is there an external ratings service or website?

I am particularly interested in coin experts and Japanese ceramics experts.

This is slippery & scarey. For starters, deal only with people who bill by the hour without getting themselves a % interest.
Ask for referrals from local museums & academic institutions.
Bank make departments manage estates involving every kind of collectible - if you can get an officer to speak to you they also know how to put hard prices on things despatch.

odie | Oct 19, 2007

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US Returns Ancient Sarcophagus to Egypt

Voice of America - Mar 11, 2010

The Chosun IlboHis intervention is tasked with seizing and investigating illegally imported art and antiquities. "The case of this particular sarcophagus sounds like an Express Dispatch No.2853US to return 3000-year-old coffin to EgyptAnything to declare? U.S. customs officials seize Noachian Egyptian pharaoh's - -all 11 news articles »

Auction for antiquities from Italy

Chicago Sun-Times - Mar 09, 2010

After 78-year-old John Sisto died in 2007, his m discovered inside his Berwyn home a trove of Italian antiquities authorities estimated to be worth up FBI Recovered Antiquarian Library to Be Sold At Auctionall 3 tidings articles »

Hirst Pig Tempts VIPs, Still on Market at $2.7 Billion Art Fair

Bloomberg - Mar 12, 2010

London-based antiquities stockist James Ede of Charles Ede Ltd. sold two dozen pieces in the first five hours of the sale. The most expensive was an ancient

The Continuing Federal Land Grab

Dakota Voice - Mar 11, 2010

By Lodger Author on March 11th, 2010 By Michael Swartz The use and abuse of the Antiquities Act, legislation which dates back to the time of Teddy Roosevelt, and more »

Greek police arrest 2 with valuable antiquities

The Associated Press - Feb 28, 2010

Washington Prop is dated from the Roman era, in the 1st century BC Police officials say it is likely the two smuggled the antiquities and the Qurans from Turkey, Major finds recovered in prohibited antiquities bustGreece Arrests Two for Dealing Smuggled ArtifactsPolice bust dealers of valuable artifactsall 128 advice articles »

Informant's death throws artifacts case into doubt

The Associated Press - Mar 03, 2010

KSL-TVInformant's destruction throws artifacts case into doubtAntiquities dealer Robert B. Knowlton is accused of selling a prehistoric tooter and two knives to the Utah businessman who secretly recorded hundreds of Relics probe 'Source' manifest suicideSuicide causes delay in stolen artifacts trialSuicide of key witness causes problems for artifacts suffering -all 455 news articles »

Huge head of pharaoh unearthed in Egypt

BBC News - Mar 01, 2010

ABC NewsAntiquities officials say the representation is to be reconstructed. "Other statues have always had something broken - the tip of the nose, or the face is eroded," Massive head of pharaoh unearthed in EgyptArchaeologists Root out a 3000-year-old head of King Amenhotep IIIMassive statue of King Tutankhamun's revered-father, the pharoah Amenhotep III - -all 342 news articles »

Cyprus Arrests Coin, Antiquities Smugglers

NumisMaster.com - Mar 10, 2010

25 the islet nation announced it had arrested 10 people and was seeking others in what local authorities are calling the largest antiquities boosting case in

Another death clouds antiquity raid cases

San Juan Record - Mar 10, 2010

There was another dreadful turn in the BLM antiquities case with the March 1 suicide of the key witness in the entire investigation. The death of “The Source”