A recent article in Archaeology Magazine details recent work by David Peterson (Idaho State U) on a remarkable example of depletion gilding on a pendant from the Late Bronze Age site of Spiridonovka II on the Eurasian steppe. “Evidence of depletion gilding … Read more
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This week, the LOL hosted “artifacts” from the Civilization of Llhuros an experiment in archaeological interpretation. via LOL | The Landscapes and Objects Laboratory at Cornell University.
Can costume disarm? This is a larger historical question posed by Anarchopanda, the alter ego of Julien Villeneuve, a philosophy professor at the College de Maisonneuve in Montreal. As police attacks on students protesting tuition hikes became more violent, Villeneuve … Read more
The summer edition of Ezra Magazine (Cornell’s quarterly publication) has a great profile of L. Khatchadourian and the new Landscapes and Objects Laboratory. Check out the full article here.
As described in a recent column in The Atlantic Armenia is opening a fascinating new front in the battle over heritage and repatriation: To the British Museum, she is “probably Aphrodite,” the Greek goddess of love and beauty. To most Armenians, she … Read more
Souren Melikian has an excellent review of “Islamic Art” at the Met here. The article is particularly welcome as the NYTimes Arts Section has traditionally refused to trouble the staid ground of ancient art criticism. Michael Kimmelman, for example, a … Read more
Should auction houses be able to claim that there is “no proof that an object was obtained illegally”? Or should they be required to provide positive proof that an object was legally brought to market? If I sell … Read more
A two-and-a-half-year-long suspected archaeological fraud involving thousands of forged Greek and Etruscan artefacts, a hospital x-ray machine, a philanthropic aristocrat and a sophisticated network of forgers has come to an abrupt end after police raids late last year on two … Read more
In February 2011, Kevin Kelly, founding editor of Wired made the following assertion: “I say there is no species of technology that has ever gone globally extinct on this planet”. You can listen to the NPR interview here. In his … Read more
Looted Dishes Used in Art Project Returned to Iraq – NYTimes.com. It is interesting that the artist does not appear to reflect upon his own role as a buyer of looted goods in the article or … Read more
