Saturday, May 26, 2007

News for May 26

Only two articles so far today. Maybe there'll be more by this evening.

New articles as of 8:45 AM:

The Last Roman Londoner On Show At The Museum of London
24 Hour Museum
The archaeological site at St Martin-in-the-Fields, with the Last Roman Londoner. Radiocarbon dating shows he was born around AD300...
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/exh_gfx_en/ART47613.html
This article, unlike some of the others over the past few days is filled with photos of the artifacts discovered.

An Impasse in Italian Talks Over Return of Artifacts
The New York Times
After months of intense discussions, negotiations between a New York antiquities collector and the Italian government have bogged down over a demand that she never be pursued by Italy again, several people close to the talks say...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/26/arts/design/26coll.html?ref=design
Yet another individual in trouble over imported artifacts. The article also looks at a number of ongoing issues with various museums over artifacts which are wanted back by Italy or Greece, etc.

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