Explorer Cafe Spring 2017: Feb. 8

Conflict antiquities are ancient artefacts that are looted, smuggled and/or sold to fund military or paramilitary activity. On top of the immediate violence, this plunder has a devastating impact on communities’ self-understanding, development and peace.

The Penn Cultural Heritage Center recognizes that cultural heritage is a key issue that shapes the pathways of archaeological research, the ethics of studying the past, the identity politics of indigenous and national communities, the globalization of the antiquities trade, and the future of museums. The Center will develop programs and activities in order to foster public and scholarly awareness regarding cultural heritage.

Trafficking Culture is an international research consortium that produces evidence-based research into the contemporary global trade in looted cultural objects.

Same as the above Mueller article, with a different title and pictures!