We thank Dr. Opoku and the Museum Secruity Network for making these insightful REFLECTIONS ON THE CAIRO CONFERENCE ON RESTITUTION: ENCOURAGING BEGINNING available to us. The article contains very useful notes and references as well.
The April 7-8 Cairo Conference hosted by Zahi Hawass and Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities can be viewed on New Tang Dynasty Television.
David Gill said on Looting Matters "While it is important to air concerns over cultural property that left the countries of origin some years ago, there is an important issue relating to continuing looting."
SAFE respects the rights of sovereign nations to cultural property within their national boundaries. But we should be mindful of the fact that information lost from plunder of sites can never be repatriated.
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Archaeopop offers interesting suggestions for the Conference's next steps here.
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