How Museum Items Go Missing
After alleged thefts from the British Museum, a curator explains the challenges of keeping collections—and U.K. laws preventing repatriations.
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After alleged thefts from the British Museum, a curator explains the challenges of keeping collections—and U.K. laws preventing repatriations.
The Ringlemere Cup is a highly valuable artifact that was discovered by a lucky treasure hunter in the Ringlemere barrow, an archaeological site in the southeast English county of Kent. Dating to the Bronze Age, the Ringlemere Gold Cup is arguably the site’s most famous find.
Essex is one of the UK’s hotspots for finding treasure, according to the latest data. Analysis of figures put together by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport found there have been 570 items identified as treasure found in the county since 2012. The East of England is the treasure capital of the UK, with 2,433 pieces of so-called treasure found in the same period. Essex came third, just behind neighbouring Suffolk, in the regional rankings, while Norfolk was way out in front with 917 treasure finds since 2012. The top three in the East of England also made up the ...
Essex is one of the UK’s hotspots for finding treasure, according to the latest data. Analysis of figures put together by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport found there have been 570 items identified as treasure found in the county since 2012. The East of England is the treasure capital of the UK, with 2,433 pieces of so-called treasure found in the same period. Essex came third, just behind neighbouring Suffolk, in the regional rankings, while Norfolk was way out in front with 917 treasure finds since 2012. The top three in the East of England also made up the ...
Essex is one of the UK’s hotspots for finding treasure, according to the latest data. Analysis of figures put together by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport found there have been 570 items identified as treasure found in the county since 2012. The East of England is the treasure capital of the UK, with 2,433 pieces of so-called treasure found in the same period. Essex came third, just behind neighbouring Suffolk, in the regional rankings, while Norfolk was way out in front with 917 treasure finds since 2012. The top three in the East of England also made up the ...