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Australian Returns 9 Antique Buddha Statues to Thailand
January 27, 2023

Australian Returns 9 Antique Buddha Statues to Thailand

By Sebastian Strangio
The Canberra resident Murray Upton said his father obtained the statues while working as a railways engineer in the south of Thailand in 1911.

The Met’s Cambodia Problem
September 20, 2022

The Met’s Cambodia Problem

By Sribala Subramanian
The museum’s prized collection of Khmer artifacts may have dubious origins.
US Officials Facilitate Return of Looted Antiquities to Cambodia
August 10, 2022

US Officials Facilitate Return of Looted Antiquities to Cambodia

By Sebastian Strangio
These are the latest artifacts to be recovered as a result of the ongoing U.S. investigations into the activities of the late British antiquities trader Douglas Latchford.

Douglas Latchford: The Man Who Pillaged Cambodia
August 21, 2020

Douglas Latchford: The Man Who Pillaged Cambodia

By Tess Davis
Latchford leaves behind a dark legacy of looting and cultural destruction, which will long outlive him.

Pakistan’s Crumbling Cultural Heritage
January 29, 2019

Pakistan’s Crumbling Cultural Heritage

By Shah Meer Baloch
Mehrgarh, the site of a precursor to the Indus Valley civilization, is victim to looting, vandalism, and encroachment.

Buyer Beware: US Market for Ancient Asian Art Still the Wild, Wild East
March 14, 2017

Buyer Beware: US Market for Ancient Asian Art Still the Wild, Wild East

By Tess Davis
Cultural treasures stolen from conflict zones continue to pop up for sale in the United States and elsewhere.

The Potential Dark Side of China's Art and Antiquities Boom
August 12, 2016

The Potential Dark Side of China's Art and Antiquities Boom

By Deborah Lehr and Katie Paul
China has come to dominate the art and antiquities market. Now it must take up the burden of protecting these treasures.
Smuggling India's Antiquities
September 16, 2015

Smuggling India's Antiquities

By Neeta Lal
Existing measures to protect India’s rich heritage have proven to be woefully inadequate.

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