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Priceless V.I. Art, Antiquities Have Gone Missing – But Not Recently

(Virgin Islands)

Bill Kossler (2019). Priceless V.I. Art, Antiquities Have Gone Missing – But Not Recently. The St. Thomas Source. 6 February.

Protected Maori weapons stolen from well known Maori leader in Waikato

(New Zealand)

Ryan Dunlop (2019). Protected Maori weapons stolen from well known Maori leader in Waikato. New Zealand Herald. 6 February.

Museum of Scotland says Egyptian pyramid stone is not stolen

(Egypt; United Kingdom)

Severin Carrell (2019). Museum of Scotland says Egyptian pyramid stone is not stolen. The Guardian. 6 February.

Digging Up Controversy

(Palestine; Israel)

Sara Thoth Stub (2019). Digging Up Controversy. US News and World Report. 5 February.

Enigmatic Gino De Dominicis subject of complex fakes investigation in Italy

(Italy)

Christina Ruiz (2019). Enigmatic Gino De Dominicis subject of complex fakes investigation in Italy. The Art Newspaper. 5 February.

Germany allocates €1.9m for museums to research colonial-era acquisitions

(Germany)

Catherine Hickley (2019). Germany allocates €1.9m for museums to research colonial-era acquisitions. The Art Newspaper. 5 February.

Citizen excavating for antiquities near Pyramids arrested

(Egypt)

Egypt Today (2019). Citizen excavating for antiquities near Pyramids arrested. Egypt Today. 5 February.

1,200-year-old Bible seized in southeastern Turkey's Diyarbakır

(Turkey)

Daily Sabah (2019). 1,200-year-old Bible seized in southeastern Turkey's Diyarbakır. Daily Sabah. 5 February.

Jewish collector's heirs claim US painting was stolen by Nazis

(Germany; United States of America)

Associated Press (2019). Jewish collector's heirs claim US painting was stolen by Nazis. Ynet. 5 February.

Lagos Writes British Museum, Demands Return of Stolen Sculpture

(Nigeria; United Kingdom)

This Daily (2019). Lagos Writes British Museum, Demands Return of Stolen Sculpture. This Daily. 4 February.