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A particularly good op-ed on the arrest of Jerusalem booksellers Ahmad and Mahmoud Muna, by Yair Wallach artreview.com/mahmoud-muna-j…

ANAMED is hosting a timely exhibition in cooperation with A.M. Qattan Foundation: Palestine from Above. Curated by Yazid Anani, Zeinab Azarbadegan, Zeynep Çelik, and Salim Tamari, it was originally shown in Ramallah in 2021.

buff.ly/439hzVF New Article: Cavalcante Gomes reports on two pre-colonial sites in Santarém, Brazil, using augering, geophysics & excavations. The sites of Aldeia & Porto (a.d. 1200–1600) are split by a seasonal lake with Aldeia serving as a ritual, not political, center.

Just out by Alesia Koush: Illicit trafficking in cultural property as a human rights issue: #Sovereignty over cultural resources and the right to #self-determination. Case study of #Iraq #culturalheritage #Humanrights - bit.ly/3F38rId

Join us tomorrow at 7pm for our ISAC monthly lecture "Cyprus, an Archaeological Crossroads" by Catherine Kearns, University of Chicago. Register here for in person attendance: bit.ly/ISACKearns. ISAC Members have exclusive access to watch the lecture online live!

Thursday!

Marc Malliot provides insights into the current cultural heritage and humanitarian situation in Sudan. Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

buff.ly/0GNILFr New Article: S. Al-Houdalieh & H. Jamal document severe looting at Khirbet Keila, a Palestinian site, amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip & West Bank, calling for protective measures & global awareness to preserve cultural heritage in conflict zones.

A must read on archaeo-political regimes in Palestine by Dr Mazen Iwaisi refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/…

A Cultural Revolution: Trump executive order announces an ideological purge of US federal cultural and historical organizations, starting with the Smithsonian. VP JD Vance will be “seeking to remove improper ideology from such properties” 🚨🚨🚨 whitehouse.gov/presidential-a…

1\ The archaeological (and academic) community has proven itself in a moment of truth! Amihai Eliyahu, the messianic Minister for (Jewish) Heritage, demanded the removal of Prof. Raphael Greenberg — of Tel Aviv University and Chair of Emek Shaveh’s board — from the upcoming>>

Very important read

The Art Institute of Chicago returned a sculpture to Nepal but obscured its connection to a wealthy donor. ✍️ ProPublica: buff.ly/1MPUNpZ

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The original plan for a stone from the Western Wall to be sent to the Expo (see below) was changed after opposition from the rabbi of the Wall. x.com/MichaelDPress/…

Next meeting of the #CPACommittee is May 20-23, 2025 - to consider a new request from Vietnam and review the proposed extensions of the U.S. #culturalproperty agreements with Chile, Costa Rica, Italy, and Morocco. U.S. Embassy in Vietnam Embajada EE.UU. Chile @USEmbassySJo Ambasciata U.S.A.

📢 Two May events at the PEF! 1) "The Beth-Zatha Vase & The Gospel of St. John: Memories of Pagan Jerusalem," with Nathanael Vette 2) "Lessons Learned? Looting, Loss & Landscape at an Early Bronze Age Site, Jordan," with Morag M. Kersel More information below 👇

Chicago's Columbus statues won't return to Grant Park or Arrigo Park under a city settlement with an Italian American group. Under the deal, the Arrigo Park statue will be replaced by a monument to a Chicagoan with Italian roots. buff.ly/BgG1v63

Fascinating thread on misleading headlines and clickbait

Israeli academia operates to justify and sustain Israeli state narratives and action. Israeli archaeologists, for example, choose dig sites that facilitate Israeli encroachment and forcible dispossession of Palestinians. buff.ly/AC3mcYR