Neil Brodie discusses the online art and antiquities marketplace, offering suggestions to protect both good faith consumers and online businesses from facilitating criminal behavior
Lawrence Rothfield advocates for an targeted "antiquities tax," to provide a sustainable funding stream to pay for more robust monitoring and enforcement efforts against the illicit market and improved site security.
The latest release is by Dr. Lawrence Rothfield, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Chicago. In the paper, Rothfield argues for levying a “pollution” tax on the legitimate antiquities trade, in order to establish an antiquities-protection “Superfund.”
Ricardo "Rick" St. Hilaire calls for the formation of a Cultural Heritage Crimes team to transform the Department of Justice into a global law enforcement leader in the fight against the destruction, looting, and trafficking of world heritage.
The Antiquities Coalition today launched a Cultural Heritage Think Tank to explore innovative solutions to pressing challenges in cultural heritage, publishing the first in a new series of policy briefs by distinguished specialists from the public and private sectors.
