Archaeology is being undermined by clandestine and unpublished digging of archaeological sites for gain. Unless a solution is found to this ethical crisis, our record of the past will be vastly diminished. This book attempts to lay bare the misunderstanding and hypocrisy that underlies that crisis.
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Archaeology is being undermined by clandestine and unpublished digging of archaeological sites for gain. Unless a solution is found to this ethical crisis, our record of the past will be vastly diminished. This book attempts to lay bare the misunderstanding and hypocrisy that underlies that crisis.
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New. 0715630342. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** – – *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-FLAWLESS COPY, BRAND NEW, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED--160 pages; 5 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches--Colin Renfrew illustrates how the most precious product of archaeology is the information that excavations can illuminate about out shared human past. Yet the illicit digging of archaeological sites for gain-i. E. Looting-is destroying the context in which archaeological findings can be understood, as well as sabotaging the most valued information. Today's art market is rife with the antiquities pilfered by these archaeological looters. --TOC: List of illustrations 7-Introduction 9-1. The destruction of the past 15-2. Unprovenanced antiquities: the role of the private collector and dealer 27-3. Causes for concern: illegitimate-acquisition and reluctant restitution 39-4. A universal problem: Asia, Africa, America 52-5. Ineffective safeguards and evolving-moralities 65-6. Antiquities in England: the local view 81-7. Envoi: the past has an uncertain future 90-Appendices: Conventions, Resolutions, Documents--with a bonus offer--
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Near Fine. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Softcover. Clean, tight, and unmarked. Illustrated. Appendices, bibliography, index. A sound and handsome copy, very neat.
