"Let's make it a humankind museum property." (statement by Valery Kulishov, Russian State Commission on Restitution, on Priam's Treasure)

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Valery Kulishov of the Russian State Commission on Restitution suggests that an international solution should be found for the disposition of Priam's Treasure, the collection of Trojan artifacts which was recently announced as being held by the Pushkin Museum in Moscow. Although he acknowledges the Hague Convention and other agreements mandate the collection's return to Germany, he maintains that popular Russian sentiment against giving the items back should be taken into consideration as well. The whereabouts of the treasure had been unknown since its disappearance from Berlin after World War II.

Political aspects, Russia, International relations, World War II, 1939-1945, Art and war, Art treasures in war

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Reclaiming the Bounty: Australian divers locate the remains of the famous ship in shallow waters off Pitcairn Island

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New insights on the famous Bounty mutiny of 1789 should result from the Pitcairn Project, an effort by Australian archaeologists to recover artifacts from the Bounty shipwreck near Pitcairn Island in the Pacific. Since Oct 1998, the team has uncovered cannon balls, sheathing nails, ceramics, and cannons. Study of these finds may shed light on the island's history after it was settled by the surviving mutineers and their Tahitian companions.

Research, Discovery and exploration, Antiquities, Shipwrecks, Pitcairn, Bounty Mutiny, 1789

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Decades of make believe: Hollywood portraits of the archaologist as vulnerable romantic or adventure hero

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The world has been exposed to cinematic images of archaeologists since 1948. The film industry makes a strong impression on people. Archaeology owes Hollywood gratitude for the higher profile it has received. Executive producer George Lucas created one of the most popular action film heroes of the 1980s with the adventure hero Indiana Jones.

Influence, Motion picture industry, Movie industry, Portrayals, Archaeologists

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