antiquities-trade-ontology.ttl

@prefix rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
@prefix ex: <http://example.org/ontology#> .

# Classes
ex:IllegalAntiquitiesTrade rdf:type owl:Class ;
    rdfs:label "Illegal Antiquities Trade" ;
    rdfs:comment "The trade involving the buying and selling of artefacts that may have been stolen or looted from galleries, museums, auction houses, archaeological sites, or personal collections." .

ex:Person rdf:type owl:Class ;
    rdfs:label "Person" ;
    rdfs:comment "A human being involved in the antiquities trade." .

ex:Artefact rdf:type owl:Class ;
    rdfs:label "Artefact" ;
    rdfs:comment "An antiquity or artifact." .

ex:Museum rdf:type owl:Class ;
    rdfs:label "Museum" ;
    rdfs:comment "An institution acquiring and displaying antiquities." .

ex:Gallery rdf:type owl:Class ;
    rdfs:label "Gallery" ;
    rdfs:comment "An establishment that exhibits and sells artworks, including antiquities." .

ex:AuctionHouse rdf:type owl:Class ;
    rdfs:label "Auction House" ;
    rdfs:comment "An institution that conducts auctions for the sale of antiquities and other items." .

ex:ArchaeologicalSite rdf:type owl:Class ;
    rdfs:label "Archaeological Site" ;
    rdfs:comment "A site of archaeological significance." .

ex:Police rdf:type owl:Class ;
    rdfs:label "Police" ;
    rdfs:comment "Law enforcement authorities investigating illegal antiquities trade." .

ex:GovernmentOrganization rdf:type owl:Class ;
    rdfs:label "Government Organization" ;
    rdfs:comment "A governmental institution or department." .

ex:Country rdf:type owl:Class ;
    rdfs:label "Country" ;
    rdfs:comment "A country." .

ex:City rdf:type owl:Class ;
    rdfs:label "City" ;
    rdfs:comment "A city." .

# Properties
ex:locatedIn rdf:type owl:ObjectProperty ;
    rdfs:label "located in" ;
    rdfs:domain ex:Person, ex:Gallery, ex:Museum, ex:AuctionHouse, ex:City, ex:ArchaeologicalSite, ex:Police, ex:GovernmentOrganization, ex:Artefact ;
    rdfs:range ex:Country, ex:City, ex:ArchaeologicalSite ;
    rdfs:comment "Specifies that an actor should be located somewhere" .

ex:originates rdf:type owl:ObjectProperty ;
    rdfs:label "originates" ;
    rdfs:domain ex:Artefact ;
    rdfs:range ex:Country, ex:City, ex:ArchaeologicalSite ;
    rdfs:comment "Specifies that an artefact originally came from somewhere" .

ex:sellsToGallery rdf:type owl:ObjectProperty ;
    rdfs:label "sells to gallery" ;
    rdfs:domain ex:Person, ex:Gallery, ex:Museum, ex:AuctionHouse ;
    rdfs:range ex:Artefact ;
    rdfs:comment "Specifies the selling of an artefact to a gallery." .

ex:sellsToMuseum rdf:type owl:ObjectProperty ;
    rdfs:label "sells to museum" ;
    rdfs:domain ex:Person, ex:Gallery, ex:Museum, ex:AuctionHouse ;
    rdfs:range ex:Artefact ;
    rdfs:comment "Specifies the selling of an artefact to a museum." .

ex:sellsAtAuction rdf:type owl:ObjectProperty ;
    rdfs:label "sells at auction" ;
    rdfs:domain ex:Person, ex:Gallery, ex:Museum, ex:AuctionHouse ;
    rdfs:range ex:Artefact ;
    rdfs:comment "Specifies the selling of an artefact at an auction." .

ex:involvedInIllegalTrade rdf:type owl:ObjectProperty ;
    rdfs:label "involved in illegal trade" ;
    rdfs:domain ex:Person ;
    rdfs:range ex:IllegalAntiquitiesTrade ;
    rdfs:comment "Specifies that a person is involved in the illegal antiquities trade." .

ex:involvedInLooting rdf:type owl:ObjectProperty ;
    rdfs:label "involved in looting" ;
    rdfs:domain ex:Person ;
    rdfs:range ex:ArchaeologicalSite ;
    rdfs:comment "Specifies that a person is involved in looting artefacts from archaeological sites." .

ex:nationality rdf:type owl:ObjectProperty ;
    rdfs:label "nationality" ;
    rdfs:domain ex:Person ;
    rdfs:range ex:Country ;
    rdfs:comment "Specifies the nationality of a person." .

ex:associatedWithPolice rdf:type owl:ObjectProperty ;
    rdfs:label "associated with police" ;
    rdfs:domain ex:Person ;
    rdfs:range ex:Police ;
    rdfs:comment "Specifies that a person is associated with the police." .

ex:belongsToCountry rdf:type owl:ObjectProperty ;
    rdfs:label "belongs to country" ;
    rdfs:domain ex:City ;
    rdfs:range ex:Country ;
    rdfs:comment "Specifies the country to which a city belongs." .

ex:belongsToCountry rdf:type owl:ObjectProperty ;
    rdfs:label "belongs to country" ;
    rdfs:domain ex:ArchaeologicalSite ;
    rdfs:range ex:Country ;
    rdfs:comment "Specifies the country to which an archaeological site belongs." .

# Instances
ex:JohnSmith rdf:type ex:Person ;
    rdfs:label "John Smith" ;
    rdfs:comment "An individual involved in the antiquities trade." .

ex:BritishMuseum rdf:type ex:Museum ;
    rdfs:label "British Museum" ;
    rdfs:comment "A museum acquiring and displaying antiquities." .

ex:JohnDoe rdf:type ex:Person ;
    rdfs:label "John Doe" ;
    rdfs:comment "An individual involved in the antiquities trade." .

ex:GalleryXYZ rdf:type ex:Gallery ;
    rdfs:label "Gallery XYZ" ;
    rdfs:comment "An art gallery specializing in antiquities." .

ex:Sothebys rdf:type ex:AuctionHouse ;
    rdfs:label "Sotheby's" ;
    rdfs:comment "An auction house conducting auctions for the sale of antiquities." .

ex:Statue rdf:type ex:Artefact ;
    rdfs:label "Statue" ;
    rdfs:comment "An ancient statue." .

ex:BritishCustoms rdf:type ex:GovernmentOrganization ;
    rdfs:label "British Customs" ;
    rdfs:comment "A government organization responsible for regulating imports and exports." .
    
ex:MinistryOfCulture rdf:type ex:GovernmentOrganization ;
    rdfs:label "Ministry of Culture" ;
    rdfs:comment "A governmental department responsible for cultural affairs." .

ex:London rdf:type ex:City ;
    rdfs:label "London" ;
    rdfs:comment "The capital city of the United Kingdom." .

ex:UnitedKingdom rdf:type ex:Country ;
    rdfs:label "United Kingdom" ;
    rdfs:comment "A country located in Europe." .

# Interrelationships
ex:JohnSmith ex:sellsToGallery ex:GalleryXYZ ;
    rdfs:comment "John Smith sells an artefact to Gallery XYZ." .

ex:JohnSmith ex:sellsToMuseum ex:BritishMuseum ;
    rdfs:comment "John Smith sells an artefact to the British Museum." .

ex:JohnSmith ex:donatesToMuseum ex:BritishMuseum ;
    rdfs:comment "John Smith donates an artefact to the British Museum." .

ex:Sothebys ex:sellsToCollector ex:JohnDoe ;
    rdfs:comment "Sotheby's sells an artefact to John Doe." .

ex:BritishMuseum ex:owns ex:Statue ;
    rdfs:comment "The British Museum owns the statue." .

ex:BritishMuseum ex:possesses ex:Statue ;
    rdfs:comment "The British Museum possesses the statue." .

ex:Customs ex:investigates ex:GalleryXYZ ;
    rdfs:comment "Customs investigates Gallery XYZ's involvement in the illegal antiquities trade." .

ex:MinistryOfCulture ex:repatriatesTo ex:BritishMuseum ;
    rdfs:comment "The Ministry of Culture repatriates artefacts to the British Museum." .

ex:JohnSmith ex:steals ex:Statue ;
    rdfs:comment "John Smith steals the statue." .

ex:JohnSmith ex:worksWith ex:JohnDoe ;
    rdfs:comment "John Smith works with John Doe." .

ex:JohnSmith ex:employedBy ex:BritishMuseum ;
    rdfs:comment "John Smith is employed by the British Museum." .

ex:BritishMuseum ex:locatedIn ex:London ;
    rdfs:comment "The British Museum is located in London." .

ex:London ex:locatedIn ex:UnitedKingdom ;
    rdfs:comment "London is located in the United Kingdom." .

ex:Sothebys ex:locatedIn ex:London ;
    rdfs:comment "Sotheby's is located in London." .

ex:GalleryXYZ ex:locatedIn ex:London ;
    rdfs:comment "Gallery XYZ is located in London." .

ex:BritishCustoms ex:locatedIn ex:UnitedKingdom ;
    rdfs:comment "British Customs is located in the United Kingdom." .

ex:MinistryOfCulture ex:locatedIn ex:UnitedKingdom ;
    rdfs:comment "The Ministry of Culture is located in the United Kingdom." .

ex:Aidonia ex:locatedIn ex:Greece ;
    rdfs:comment "Aidonia is an archaeological site located in Greece." .

ex:Statue ex:originates ex:Aidonia ;
    rdfs:comment "The statue was looted from Aidonia." .