Cultural Heritage in Danger: Old collections: to what extent is it a convenient myth?

Cultural Heritage in Danger: Old collections: to what extent is it a convenient myth?

If the CPRI figures are an accurate indicator of the size of the private artefact holdings in the US, it is clear that in this case at least, the current pool of artefacts which has been on the market is to a very high degree composed of material which has indeed been freshly dug out of the archaeological record in foreign countries and illegally exported. They are by any definition illicit artefacts.