Stolen goods

[Mark Allon]

Lars,

Concerning Afghanistan, you could look at the following articles
(several  are available online):

The issues of SPACH (Society for the Preservation of Afghanistan's
Cultural Heritage) Newsletter

Museum International, 55.3-4, 2003 (this issue is devoted to the to
Afghanistan)

IIAS Newseltter 27, March 2002: 8ff. (and other issues of IIAS)

"Spirited Away: Asia's Looted Treasure" Time, October 27, 2003: 50-60.

Bopearachchi, Osmund. "Vandalized Afghanistan". Nomismatika Khronika 21,
2002: 91-99.

"The race to save Afghan Culture" Archaeology, May/June 2002: 18-25


Some websites are:

http://www.rnw.nl/humanrights/afghanistan/html/spach001025.html

http://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/article.asp?idart=7995 (seach for
other articles on www.theartnewspaper.com/news/)

http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/afghan/index.html (seach for
other articles on www.archaeology.org)

http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/loststolen/lsafgh.html

http://www.unesco.org/opi2/afghan-crisis/

http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=1259&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

http://www.unesco.org/culture/heritage/tangible/afghanistan/html_eng/index_en.shtml


Regards
Mark



Lars Martin Fosse wrote:

>Dear members of the list,
>
>I am looking for information concerning (illicit) trade with manuscripts /
>cultural objects related to Afghanistan and South Asia, as well as
>information on what is being done to preserve such manuscripts and objects
>locally. I would preferably like references to Internet sites, but any
>information would be appreciated.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Lars Martin Fosse
>
>
>
>
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Dr Mark Allon
ARC Australian Research Fellow
Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project
Department of Archaeology
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University of Sydney
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Australia
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