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Dr Christos Tsirogiannis (University of Aarhus, Denmark) ‘Stolen antiquities: Investigating known unknowns in the international market’

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Since 1994, the discoveries and confiscations of photographic and documentary archives from notorious and convicted dealers of illicit antiquities have rocked the antiquities market and its clients, and laid the foundations for a new discipline within archaeology. Forensic archaeological research on these archives has offered for the first time concrete evidence of the existence and operation of an international trafficking network. Starting from the historical background, this talk will proceed to examine selected cases of illicit antiquities, presenting step by step all the relevant photographic and other evidence. Dr Tsirogiannis will conclude by outlining the state of the field today, noting possibilities for further research, and offering a sense of what is to be expected in future from museums, auction houses, dealers’ galleries and private collectors.

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May 9, 2022 06:00 PM in London

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Message preview	Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: May 9, 2022 06:00 PM London Topic: Dr Christos Tsirogiannis (University of Aarhus, Denmark) ‘Stolen antiquities: Investigating known unknowns in the international market’ Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2gqrj_BKT_KOa2nGy9cTzw After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers Dr Christos Tsirogiannis (Associate Professor and Research Fellow, Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies @University of Aarhus, Denmark) Dr Christos Tsirogiannis is a forensic archaeologist specializing in the research of international trafficking networks of antiquities. He has a BA in Archaeology and History of Art from the University of Athens. Before coming to the UK for his PhD at the University of Cambridge, he worked as an archaeologist in Greece, and volunteered for four years with the Greek police art squad. He gained a postdoctoral position with the ERC-funded project, ‘Trafficking Culture’, at the University of Glasgow, and then became a Senior Field Archaeologist at the University of Cambridge Archaeological Unit. Tsirogiannis has taught university students and/or museum and law enforcement professionals in the UK, Greece, France, Italy, US, Chile and Cyprus. He has published in several academic journals, and many of the 1586 antiquities he has so far identified as illicit have been repatriated to Italy, Greece, Egypt, Iraq, Syria, and Cyprus.

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