Department of Antiquities
Appearance
A Department of Antiquities is a government department with responsibility for cultural heritage management, archaeological research and regulating antiquities trading in some countries. Many were established by British and French colonial administrations in the mandate period[1] and continued by their postcolonial successor states, sometimes under a different name. They include:
- The Department of Antiquities of Cyprus
- The Department of Antiquities of Iraq[2]
- The Department of Antiquities of Jordan
- The Department of Antiquities of Mandatory Palestine, which was succeeded by the:
- Israel Antiquities Authority, known as the Department of Antiquities until 1990
- Palestinian Department of Antiquities, reestablished in 1994[3][4]
- The Division of Antiquities of Tanzania[5][6][7]
- The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt, and its predecessor the Supreme Council of Antiquities, known as the Department of Antiquities until 1971
See also
References
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- ^ Taha, Hamdan (2007). "The Palestinian Department of Antiquities & Cultural Heritage" (PDF). Minerva. November/December. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ Mabulla, Audax Z. P.; Bower, John F. R. (2010). "Cultural Heritage Management in Tanzania's Protected Areas: Challenges and Future Prospects". CRM: The Journal of Heritage Stewardship. 7 (1).
- ^ Sheriff, Ashley (2014). "Tanzania's History and Heritage". Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Springer. pp. 7215–7219. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_756. ISBN 978-1-4419-0426-3.
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