My new article, ‘Miscellaneous Fragments' and 'Specimens of the Faker's Art' Fake Papyri and the British-American Papyrus Syndicate, is out

In the 14th century, someone who didn't have a highlighter handy thought to use octopus tentacles to mark the most important parts. I love it so much (Manuscript from the Bankcroft library, UC Berkeley)

"Recent investigations, however, have revealed that the skull fragments belong not to a Neanderthal but to a human from the early Middle Ages, making them much less significant" news.artnet.com/art-world/ar...

An interview with the Director of Sudan Museums regarding the recent looting: theconversation.com/sudans-natio... - by myself & Richard Bott (Macquarie)

Our interview with Dr Ikhlas Abdel Latief, Sudan’s director of Museums, about the recent looting of the Sudan National Museum theconversation.com/sudans-natio...

www.occrp.org/en/news/ital... “The cross-border investigation uncovered additional workshops, yielding more than 1,000 counterfeit artworks and over 500 fake certificates and stamps of authenticity.” A friendly reminder that ‘certificates of authenticity’ provide little actual security