2007-2008 AIA Lecturer David Bush talks about his excavations at Johnson's Island Civil War POW Camp. How have you been able to combine the first-hand accounts of the prisoners with the archaeological evidence from the site? Do you think you would have the same view of the site without both sources of information? One of the unique aspects of the Johnson's Island Civil War military prison site is its tremendous historical and archaeological record. I…
The AIA has released a press release on the passage of the “Emergency Protection for Iraqi Cultural Antiquities Act of 2004”. The release is available in PDF format. Please distribute it to any interested individuals. Download Press Release On November 19, 2004, the Senate passed the “Emergency Protection for Iraqi Cultural Antiquities Act of 2004” which allows the President to impose import restrictions on any cultural materials illegally removed from Iraq, continuing…
On March 4, the Senate passed legislation (S. 671) that gives the President the authority to impose restrictions to prevent the import into the United States of cultural materials that have been illegally removed from Iraq since August 1990. Enactment of this legislation is crucial to prevent cultural materials looted from Iraq’s cultural institutions from entering the United States and to help combat the looting of archaeological sites. Lobbyists on behalf of coin collectors and…
