Ancient Treasures for Sale. Steven Vincent.
by Vincent, Steven; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 29Science. Publisher: Reason, 2005ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Actions and defenses | Antique dealers | Antiquities | Archaeological thefts | Collectors and collecting | Cultural property | Cultural property -- Protection, Law and legislation | PillageDDC classification: 050 Summary: "As you read this, criminals somewhere in the world are destroying portions of mankind's past. With backhoe and shovel, chainsaw and crowbar, they are wrenching priceless objects from sites in the mountains of Peru, the coasts of Sicily, and the deserts of Iraq. Brutal and uncaring, these robbers leave behind a wake of decapitated statues, mutilated temples, and pillaged trenches where archaeologists were seeking clues to little-understood civilizations. The results of this looting include disfigured architectural monuments, vanished aesthetic objects, and an incalculable loss of information about the past. And it shows no signs of diminishing." (REASON) This article examines how archaeological sites are looted by antique dealers and collectors who, during the collecting process, damage or destroy important archaeological objects.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Ancient Treasures for Sale, April 2005; pp. 42-49.
"As you read this, criminals somewhere in the world are destroying portions of mankind's past. With backhoe and shovel, chainsaw and crowbar, they are wrenching priceless objects from sites in the mountains of Peru, the coasts of Sicily, and the deserts of Iraq. Brutal and uncaring, these robbers leave behind a wake of decapitated statues, mutilated temples, and pillaged trenches where archaeologists were seeking clues to little-understood civilizations. The results of this looting include disfigured architectural monuments, vanished aesthetic objects, and an incalculable loss of information about the past. And it shows no signs of diminishing." (REASON) This article examines how archaeological sites are looted by antique dealers and collectors who, during the collecting process, damage or destroy important archaeological objects.
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