... for an expedition to examine and collect Egyptian antiquities such as temples, monuments, and inscriptions in various archaeological sites. By the time he concluded his work, Breasted had completed two expeditions, traveled about 1,200 miles, and produced more than 1,200 records. American Baptist Education Society...

... that the Ottomans' protection of cultural heritage was relatively weak, under a regime designed primarily to deter foreigners rather than to secure sites from indigenous looting. It also mentions that it was only at the end of World War I that protection of antiquities from looting emerged as an administrative...

... about the reduction of illegal trade in antiquities even if it was deducible that proceeds from the sale would be used to finance the operations of terrorists. Gibson McGuire invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003 appointment of Bremer Limbert John Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian...

...This chapter focuses on the evaluation and monitoring of the conditions of the archaeological sites and antiquities in Iraq after the 2003 invasion. The military shared no images with the archaeological community. As a result, there is no way to track the ongoing decimation of tells across...

...Through much of its history, Italy was Europe’s heart of the arts, an artistic playground for foreign élites and powers who bought, sold, and sometimes plundered millions of Italian artworks and antiquities. Today, Italy asserts control over its cultural heritage through an activist model...

... reproduction, and viewer discipline in the development of nineteenth-century scientific culture and explains how guidebooks present the scientific merits of regions or places through a carefully ordered textual sequence of geology, natural history, antiquities, notable features and the like. Banks Joseph...

...This chapter discusses the future of the National Museum of Iraq. The museum has been reduced from a repository into a prison for antiquities, with little prospect to reopen for years to come. There is no group showing interest to devote the resources needed to help Iraq salvage what remains of its...

...James Henry Breasted returned to the University of Chicago in 1895, bringing with him antiquities from Egypt. By that time, the university had been dramatically transformed. University president William Rainey Harper merged undergraduate education, graduate research, and extension courses...