Department of Antiquities
Government department
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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
