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Professor of Archaeological Heritage researching the history and ethics of collecting material culture. Heritage and its impact. Museums & Archives. FRSA FSA https://linktr.ee/davidwjgill

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David Gill @davidwjgill.bsky.social · Sep 10

Cleon's Victory at Sphacteria and the Temple of Athena Nike on the Athenian Acropolis
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David Gill @davidwjgill.bsky.social · 5d

Theft from St Fagans www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#culturalheritage #heritagecrime

St Fagans: Thieves in four-minute raid on museum gold

Two thieves stole 'irreplaceable' gold artefacts in a targeted attack on St Fagans Museum in Cardiff.

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MOLA @museumofloot.bsky.social · 22d

They agreed to loan the material in exchange for title to the objects and future research and exhibits. The agreement, approved over objections by the archaeological community, resolved what might have become a protracted dispute over the collection.

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Leonard Stern Collection of Cycladic Antiquities · Museum of Looted Antiquities

The Museum of Looted Antiquities collects, displays and studies ancient art and artifacts that have been repatriated to their countries of origin since 1950.

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MOLA @museumofloot.bsky.social · 22d

In 2024 the Stern Collection of Cycladic Antiquities was placed on long-term loan with New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art as the result of a novel repatriation agreement with the Greek government.

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MOLA @museumofloot.bsky.social · 22d

New Case: The Leonard N. Stern Collection of Cycladic Antiquities, contributed by Prof. David Gill

The Stern Collection includes 161 Cycladic figurines and stone vessels dating to the Early Bronze Age (c. 3200-2000 BCE). Stern assembled it between 1983 and 2020.

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David Gill @davidwjgill.bsky.social · Sep 11

Poetry reading @longshop.bsky.social www.letteringartstrust.org.uk/events/poetr...

Poetry Reading at The Long Shop Museum — The Lettering Arts Trust

WHEN:  Thursday 19th September    TIME: 6pm    WHERE: Leiston, Suffolk  We are delighted to collaborate once again with the Suffolk Poetry Society. Their poets have ...

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David Gill @davidwjgill.bsky.social · Sep 10

For the posts relating to Bubon:
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David Gill @davidwjgill.bsky.social · Sep 10

Cleon's Victory at Sphacteria and the Temple of Athena Nike on the Athenian Acropolis
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www.bsa.ac.uk/events/david...

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ARCA @arca-artcrime.bsky.social · Sep 10

The comments between Mendelsohn and former curator Michael Padgett (also named in the 2024 arrest warrant for
antiquities trafficker Edoardo Almagia), discussing articles written by @davidwjgill.bsky.social, Marlowe and ARCA clearly demonstrate his awareness that his statue was problematic.

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David Gill @davidwjgill.bsky.social · Aug 15

Our local parish church illuminated to mark #VJDay

David Gill @davidwjgill.bsky.social · Aug 7

Tarentine antiquities returned to Italy from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Sources: Robin Symes; Aboutaam family.
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More returns from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tarentine funerary relief Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art The Manhattan DA has provided limited details about the recent return of antiqu...

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David Gill @davidwjgill.bsky.social · Jul 13

We have been averaging c. 5 species - though one day last week was 10.

David Gill @davidwjgill.bsky.social · Jul 13

Just observed my 2500th butterfly this year with notable sightings of common blues today. 7 species with more than 100. @bc-suffolk.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

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David Gill @davidwjgill.bsky.social · Jul 8

Thank you.

David Gill @davidwjgill.bsky.social · Jul 7

Just passed my 2000th observation this year @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bc-suffolk.bsky.social @norfolkbutterflies.bsky.social

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Dan Stewart @drdanstewart1.bsky.social · Jul 2

Phenomenal review essay on the new Stern Collection at the Met by @davidwjgill.bsky.social. An encapsulation of the ethical issues (and their ramifications) in antiquities collecting, and how they impact academics, museums, and the wider public bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2025/2025.07...
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Artwashing the Cyclades: The Leonard N. Stern Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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David Gill @davidwjgill.bsky.social · Jul 2

Thank you.

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Elizabeth Marlowe @lizmarlowe.bsky.social · Jun 4

Bubon fans: the Babesch organization kindly published the text of the talk I gave last month in Leiden about the looting and circulation of the statues, in which I also imagined how they might have been arranged and rearranged on the pedestals in antiquity. www.babesch.org/byvanck-lect...

The eighteenth Byvanck lecture – BABESCH

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David Gill @davidwjgill.bsky.social · May 25

Over 600 butterfly observations this year with 16 species @savebutterflies.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social @bc-suffolk.bsky.social

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David Gill @davidwjgill.bsky.social · May 22

Three antiquities handled by Robin Symes - as well as by Elie Borowski and Nikolas Koutoulakis - returned from @metmuseum.org through @manhattanda.bsky.social
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The Met returns three antiquities to Iraq

Source: Manhattan DA New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned three antiquities to Iraq ( Manhattan DA Press Release ). The three ...

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David Gill @davidwjgill.bsky.social · May 17

Piet de Jong and Knossos www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1269...

Replica mural in Crete’s Palace of Knossos collapses | eKathimerini.com

A replica of the famed Dolphin Mural at Crete’s Palace of Knossos collapsed on Friday, sparking concerns about the maintenance of the archaeological site.

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David Gill @davidwjgill.bsky.social · Apr 24

Cultural property essay by Christos Tsirogiannis bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2025/2025.04...

Stolen fragments: black markets, bad faith, and the illicit trade in ancient artefacts – Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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Isabel Ashdown @isabelashdown.com · Apr 3

I’ll be asking META to #DoTheWriteThing on Thursday 3 April ✍️ To help spread the word and protect writers of every kind, please join us in flooding social media with this important message! @societyofauthors.bsky.social

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Clare Flynn @clarefly.bsky.social · Apr 3

I'm supporting today's day of action by @societyofauthors.bsky.social

#DotheWriteThing

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · Mar 27

You can make a change 📢 Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training by signing this open letter ✒️ authr.uk/sp40 #MakeitFair #MetaBookThieves #DoTheWriteThing

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David Gill @davidwjgill.bsky.social · Apr 2

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Seaside Heritage Network @seasidenetwork.bsky.social · Apr 2

We're excited to announce that on 6 June we'll be co-hosting our first day symposium with @hbap1924.bsky.social on Recognising Seaside Heritage. We've got speakers from around the coast and across the heritage sector discussing the challenges and sharing experience hbap.org.uk/recognising-...