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History Reburied

At Fort Brady in northern Michigan, near the St. Marys River, where Lake Superior drains toward Lake Huron, artifacts from America’s past are being reclassified as Native American funerary objects. A joint repatriation inventory by Michigan State University and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers now lists bottle caps, bolts, doorknobs, glass bottles, a hairbrush, [] The post History Reburied appeared first on Minding The Campus.

Bron Sibree interviews Walter Marsh about his book ‘The Butterfly Thief’

Walter Marsh uncovers audacious museum thefts by eccentric naturalist Colin Wyatt

Indigenous advocacy group calls on Swiss collector to avoid private sale of artifacts

Bringing Them Home is calling for the return of thousands of Indigenous artifacts that belonged to a Swiss collector who is considering selling the items as he nears retirement.

New York Gallery Surrenders 20 Artifacts Thought Looted From Cambodia

A New York gallery has surrendered 20 valuable ancient artifacts linked to Douglas A.J. Latchford, an art dealer who was accused of trafficking in items looted from Cambodia, according to court documents filed last week. The stone and bronze items, dating from the 2nd century B.C. to the 13th century A.D., include depictions of Khmer []

The Wisconsin boneyard where giant fiberglass mascots go to die

Fiberglass isn’t forever, but the apparent corpses in this potter’s field of pop culture detritus will outlast us all. Beginning in 1978 with the 145-foot musky that greets visitors to Hayward, Wisconsin’s Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame, the antecedents of the FAST corporation (Fiberglass Animals, Shapes, and Trademarks) built a reputation as a go-to manufacturer [] The post The Wisconsin boneyard where giant fiberglass mascots go to die appeared first on Chicago Reader.