Chasing Aphrodite
Researching the illicit antiquities trade for two decades as an investigative reporter, author, blogger, tweeter, investigator, founder @MuseumofLoot and now...skeeter?
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Antiquities Trafficking, Provenance, Repatriation
Adding fellow trafficking researchers as they settle in over here. Shoot me your handle if I missed you.
@samtabachnik.bsky.social
Reporter with the Denver Post | formerly NBC News, Washington Post and New Orleans Times-Picayune | Long live TB12 | Send me your nicest comments: stabachnik(at)denverpost.com
@adamhy.bsky.social
Director of LA Filmforum; documentary worker, native Angeleno, reader of history and music, own too many records
@hannahbloch.bsky.social
Senior editor on NPR’s international desk. Former WSJ columnist; TIME Pakistan/Afghanistan correspondent; National Geographic magazine writer and editor.
@jonkeegan.com
Data journalist / tech reporter ➡️ @sherwood.news I report on AI, privacy and Big Tech. ⏪️ The Markup, Tow Center, WSJ. Aspiring 46er. ⛰️ Newsletter: https://beautifulpublicdata.com https://jonkeegan.com 📝 Send tips: Signal: jonkeegan.73
@palexfund.bsky.social
Founded in 1865 for the exploration of the Levant, and still supporting research there today. 5-6 Dreadnought Walk, Greenwich, London, United Kingdom SE10 9FP https://www.pef.org.uk/
@cgraves88.bsky.social
Egyptologist and charity CEO. Director of the Egypt Exploration Society. Views are my own.
@colonialcomms.bsky.social
AHRC project focused on the history of communications and colonialism in the Mandate of Mesopotamia and Iraq. Run by PI Dr Burçe Çelik and Assistant Associate Dr Sebastian James Rose at Loughborough University www.colonialcommunication.com
@trowelblazers.bsky.social
Pioneering women in archaeology, palaeontology & geology — past & present. Posts by Tori Herridge, Becky Wragg Sykes, Brenna Hassett, and Suzie Birch. www.trowelblazers.com
@contemplevant.bsky.social
A journal of the Council for British Research in the Levant: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/ycol20. Looking for archaeology? That’ll be our sister journal, @levant-journal.bsky.social
@asor-research.bsky.social
ASOR is a non-profit organization that promotes the study of the history and cultures of the Near East and wider Mediterranean world. Subscribe to our free newsletter Ancient Near East Today: https://ancientneareasttoday.substack.com/
@cairojim.bsky.social
Australians, Antiquities and WW1. The Shellal Mosaic. Collecting Antiquities in the Antipodes. Manager/Curator at UQ Antiquities Museum.
@bermanarchive.bsky.social
The Berman Archive documents American Jewish Communities. We’re the largest archive of the printed material of communal American Jewish life. Website: https://bermanarchive.stanford.edu/ Documensch Newsletter: https://documensch.substack.com/
@mercedesceron.bsky.social
Art Historian, teaching at Universidad de Salamanca. Goya, antiquaries, collecting, books, prints https://produccioncientifica.usal.es/investigadores/157360/detalle?lang=en
@artrestitution.bsky.social
Exploring the stories behind Nazi-looted art and the fight for restitution. Tracking justice, history, and provenance—one masterpiece at a time.
@ucdarchaeology.bsky.social
Our Bluesky account University College Dublin, Ireland
@michaeldpress.bsky.social
Researcher @ UiA Ansgar #LyingPen | writings on cultural heritage, antiquities trade
@m011y.bsky.social
digital strategies librarian // former museum prof // she/hers // GLAM, digital humanities, female rage, dis/misinformation, pop music, cats, “missing jewels, kidnapped princesses, cults, that sort of thing”
@lcmporter.bsky.social
Award-winning correspondent based in Turkey for The National newspaper. English, français, العربيّة, فارسى, Türkçe öğreniyorum. I like elegant writing, translation, textiles, and the sea. All views are my own.
@eliothiggins.bsky.social
Founder and creative director of Bellingcat and director of Bellingcat Productions BV. Author of We Are Bellingcat. Democracy isn't dead, it just smells funny.
@katrinagrant.bsky.social
Researcher - art history, early modern Europe, Rome, landscape, environment, museums, collections, cycling, running, cats, etc etc http://katrinagrant.net/
@runenyord.bsky.social
Associate Professor of ancient Egyptian art and archaeology at Emory University. New book: Yearning for Immortality — The European Invention of the Ancient Egyptian Afterlife (2025) http://bit.ly/41cbSVO.
@sea-greeny.bsky.social
ocean + heritage + Southeast Asia living on Gadigal land DECRA Fellow 2025-2027 + Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney | President, Indonesia Council | Councillor, Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology | author #BelitungBook
@caraacenter.bsky.social
🔬 Centre d'Analyses et de Recherche en Art et Archéologie La science au service de l’Art 📍 at Paris & Le Mans
@penandvintage.bsky.social
ANU PhD Student & Content Manager | history/future of antiquities collecting, antiquities repatriation, collecting cultural objects, art & ancient history, art crime, provenance research, books, Southeast Asia
@arguscpc.bsky.social
Global risk management firm specializing in the protection and preservation of fine art, antiquities, antiques, high-end collectibles, and heritage sites. Subscribe to our newsletter: arguscpc.substack.com
@uofdenver-ace.bsky.social
Promoting ethical art stewardship through digital information and training at the University of Denver.
@rebeccaromney.com
Your bookish enabler. Rare book dealer, Type Punch Matrix. Author, JANE AUSTEN’S BOOKSHELF. Co-founder of the Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize. Pawn Stars, The Booksellers doc.
@ronanfarrow.bsky.social
Pulitzer-winning investigative journo at New Yorker. Documentaries at HBO. Ex-diplomat. Bad lawyer. Disused phd. Tips: ronan_farrow@newyorker.com.
@chaykak.bsky.social
Staff Writer at The New Yorker, writing a weekly column on tech & culture. Author of Filterworld (2024) & The Longing for Less (2020). Newsletter fan. Email: kyle_chayka@newyorker.com. Ava is a sloth cake.
@fletcherdurant.bsky.social
Preservation : Conservation : Academic Libraries : Archives : Stuff
@sarsf.bsky.social
The School for Advanced Research. Create. Connect. Understand. SAR: The only residential research institution supporting scholars & artists at the intersection of humanities, social sciences, & Native arts. Anthropology I Archaeology I Humanities I Art
@siobhanmcelduff.bsky.social
1st gen Irish (Donegal/Sligo) academic in Canada. Author of obscure academic books and slightly less obscure OERs on Roman culture. Translator of, and far too fond of Cicero. She/her nó sí/í siobhanmcelduff.com
@schrik.bsky.social
Journalist | Coördinator Media bij NRC | Series, streaming, popcultuur en meer
@janrydzak.bsky.social
Leading Big Tech accountability at the World Benchmarking Alliance. Teeth cut at Ranking Digital Rights (now at WBA), Stanford GDPi, and researching internet shutdowns in the Grand Canyon State.
@lilyprojp.bsky.social
Voice actor based in Tokyo, Owner Tigerlily GK, Lily Pro VO, Sauna evangelist 🧖🏻♀️ Permanent Resident of Japan
@laurahenni.bsky.social
Director of Strategic Philanthropy at Purpose Possible. Atlanta, philanthropy, arts, nonprofits, flowers, complaining. Views my own.
@desmondclark.bsky.social
@saruzzza.bsky.social
chief conservator | Cleveland Museum of Art fashion | textiles | museums | conservation
@anthropaulicy.bsky.social
Anthropologist researching extremism, Big Tech harms, digital black markets and online crime.
@karlykingsley.bsky.social
#NotYourMamasMarthaStewart |Former Chef | Journalism l Politics l Cybersecurity | Legal | Connecticut + Massachusetts I 🇺🇦💙 Not aspiring to be humble 💙