Suzie Thomas speaking at Archaeology Scotland AGM

30 Sep 2013

Trafficking Culture Research Associate Suzie Thomas will be giving the opening lecture at Archaeology Scotland’s Annual General Meeting this year.

On Saturday 12 October, the Scotland-wide archaeological charity hold their AGM at the St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art in Glasgow.

Suzie’s presentation, titled “Trafficking Culture – Global Research at a Scottish University” is an opportunity to hear more about the Trafficking Culture project, with the abstract:

“Across the world, cultural objects, often removed illegally and without record from archaeological sites, are smuggled, trafficked and eventually sold on the international market. This introduces objects into the antiquities trade which have arrived via criminal means, but also causes irreversible damage to archaeological sites and monuments, deprives countries and communities of important pieces of their cultural heritage, and makes it easier for fakes and forgeries to permeate the market. Research at the University of Glasgow, with funding from the European Research Council, is working to gather empirical evidence for the global trafficking of looted cultural objects. The team, based in a Criminology centre, includes archaeologists, criminologists and legal specialists, in an innovative multidisciplinary approach to the problem.”

Suzie is joined by Fiona Jackson and Sue Furness from the Hidden Heritage Project as the other speakers, with an afternoon, following the formal part of the meeting, spent visiting Glasgow’s world famous Necropolis.

The AGM is open to all Archaeology Scotland members, who can also bring guests. Information regarding reserving spaces is available via the Archaeology Scotland website, noting that the deadline for booking a space is 4th October.