Loot, Legitimacy and Ownership: The Ethical Crisis in Archaeology

by Colin Renfrew

Book Overview

Colin Renfrew argues that what is most precious in archaeology is the information that excavations can shed on our human past. Yet the clandestine and unpublished digging of archaeological sites for gain - looting - is destroying the context in which archaeological findings can be understood, as well as sabotaging the most valuable information. It is the source of most of the antiquities that appear on the art market today - unprovenanced antiquities,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0715630342
• ISBN13: 9780715630341
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.6" x 8.4"