Thursday, January 24, 2008

Raiders of Thailand, etc.

"Federal agents raid Bowers Museum for smuggled antiquities." (O.C. Register)
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For really interesting reading, also see the search warrant (PDF). This is all shocking, but not entirely a surprise.
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Also see more in the L.A. Times, on the Orange Juice Blog, and in video coverage on KABC-TV.
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Oddly enough, before this story broke I was going to write that Bowers' blog has a feature on O.C.'s pre-historic cogstones. But clearly, this is bigger news.
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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous5:57 PM

    Great Raiders graphic, Chris! Maybe now the old rancho families can get their loot back too! Oh wait, that's been sold out the back door. I get dibs on the Clementine Langenberger portrait during the "raising bail money" auction.

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  2. ItsNotAPlace11:33 PM

    "Dr. Jones. Again we see there is nothing you can possess which I cannot take away."

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