Pro-Collecting

Patrimony Strikes Again

A New York Sun editorial of March 21, 2006 takes U.S. law enforcement officials to task for wasting their time enforcing ridiculous patrimony laws of foreign countries.

Things Some Might Consider

Editorial comment by Wayne G. Sayles regarding the latest in a series of attacks against public and private collecting.

Book Review: Stealing History. Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient World

The following review by Dr. Alan Walker provides a counterpoint to the controversial assertions by Roger Atwood that have been highly touted and vigorously publicized by members of the archaeological community. Dr. Walker's training in the field of classical archaeology (PhD, University of Pennsylvania) and his widely recognized expertise and experience as a professional numismatist bring to the table a unique understanding of the issues from differing perspectives. Dr. Walker is a member of the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild.

Lost from the Baghdad Museum: truth

David Aaronovitch - Tuesday June 10, 2003 - The Guardian. A condemnation of the propaganda campaign associated with the widely reported looting of the Baghdad Museum.

Coins and Culture

By Wayne G. Sayles. From "Through the Looking Glass" a monthly column in The Celator. May 2005

Archaeology: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing?

By Wayne G. Sayles -- 1/1/2005 While hiding behind a mask of altruistic innocence, the archaeological community threatens to devour a venerable hobby and pillage the rights of private collectors with impunity.

Museum Madness in Baghdad

A stinging indictment of elements within the archaeological community for creating and spreading misinformation about the claimed looting in Baghdad. By Alexander H. Joffe, published in The Middle East Quarterly.

Tompa: Letter to the Editor, Washington Post (unpublished)

A letter from Peter K. Tompa to the Editor of the Washington Post in regard to the Atwood article "Stop, Thieves! Recovering Iraq's Looted Treasures". The letter was apparently not published.

Preservation of the Past

Wayne G. Sayles, "Through the Looking Glass", The Celator, October 2004.

Kerry K. Wetterstrom - Editorial - The Celator, August, 2004

 

Perspective from Turkey

Bekircan Tahberer, a licensed collector of ancient coins in Turkey shares his views about U.S. import restrictions, governmental policies and academia.

A Conflict of Interest?

Wayne G. Sayles, "Through the Looking Glass", The Celator, December 2004.

Hijacked by Zealots

Wayne G. Sayles, "Through the Looking Glass", The Celator -- August 2004

Sayles: Letter to Editor, Washington Post (unpublished)

A letter from Wayne G. Sayles to the Editor of the Washington Post in regard to the Atwood article "Stop, Thieves! Recovering Iraq's Looted Treasures". The letter was apparently not published.

David C. Harper, "Editorial", World Coin News -- July 2004

 

A Clear and Present Danger

Wayne G. Sayles, "Through the Looking Glass", The Celator, December 2003.

A Matter of Necessity

Wayne G. Sayles, "Through the Looking Glass", The Celator, September 2004.

Bekircan Tahberer, "open letter to U.S. Congress" -- The Celator -- May 2004

 

A Call to Action

Wayne G. Sayles, "Through the Looking Glass", The Celator -- July 2004

Representative Democracy

Wayne G. Sayles, "Through the Looking Glass", The Celator -- April 2004

Kerry K. Wetterstrom - Editorial - The Celator, April, 2004

 

The IAPN and the PNG Release an Official Statement on H.R. 2009 Iraq Cultural Heritage Protection Act

Published in The Celator, July 2003

In a Box: The case of the ossuary and the rules of archeology

by John J. Miller, National Review, Nov. 25, 2002

Peter K. Tompa, "Import Restrictions", MWE website, -- 2004

 

Kerry K. Wetterstrom - Editorial - The Celator, June, 2003

 

Collecting = Looting?

Wayne G. Sayles, "Through the Looking Glass", The Celator, September 2003

American Council for Cultural Property (ACCP)

Statement of the American Council for Cultural Property on the Looting of the Baghdad Museum, April 14, 2003.

Peter K. Tompa, "Cultural Property Advisory Committee Reviews Italian Request for Import Restrictions", The Celator -- December 1999

 

The Mother of Indiana Jones

This article appears in the Ohio Archaeologist, Summer 2000, and is written in response to an article written by Joe Watkins "Salvaging Our Ethics." (Anthropology News 41:3:26-27).

Peter K. Tompa, "Ancient Coins as Cultural Property: A Legal Perspective on 'Numismatics and the Antiquities Trade' ", The Celator -- July 1998

 

The Romance of Collecting

Rodney M. Peck on collecting Native American artifacts, but the message applies equally to collectors of ancient coins.

chinacpac

PDF file of the ACCG statement in opposition to import restrictions on coins from China.

Ancient coin collection brings past alive for students

An article about the Ned and Gloria Griner collection of ancient coins recently donated to the Ball State University Museum of Art.

He Won't Change!

By Suchitra Bajpai Chaudhary in Gulf News Online. An intersting article about collector Aman ur Rahman from Dubai.

Concept of Compromise

By Geof Chapman. An editorial published by the Institute of Marine Archaeological Conservation (IMAC) 2005.

Cypriot Ambassador disparages Ancient Coin Collecting while State Department sings the chorus

Dave Welsh, a member of the ACCG Board of Directors responds to a U.S. State Department announcement heralding the addition of coins to the list of imports restricted from Cyprus.