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Finders keepers : a tale of archaeological plunder and obsession / Craig Childs.
Penn Museum Library CC175 .C47 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Childs, Craig, 1967-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Archaeology--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Archaeology.
- Pillage.
- Cultural property--Protection--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Cultural property.
- Antiquities--Collection and preservation--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Antiquities.
- Antiquities--Collection and preservation--Corrupt practices.
- Archaeologists--Professional ethics.
- Archaeologists.
- Archaeology--Psychological aspects.
- Archaeology--Anecdotes.
- Psychological aspects.
- Antiquities--Collection and preservation.
- Corruption.
- Cultural property--Protection.
- Genre:
- Anecdotes.
- Physical Description:
- x, 274 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Little, Brown and Co., [2010]
- Summary:
- Written in his trademark lyrical style, Childs' riveting book carries readers directly into his adventures and discoveries, lifting the curtain on the ethical dilemmas and dark side of archaeology and exploring the field's transgressions against the cultures it tries to preserve.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. In the country of the dead. Amateurs ; The destiny jar ; Treasure hunters ; Unseen things
- pt. 2. Vandalism and other acts of removal. Diggers ; Going to market ; A history of urges ; The chosen ones ; Salvage archaeology
- pt. 3. Where artifacts end up. The golden jar ; Houses of obsession ; Public trust
- pt. 4. In situ. No place like home ; Holding on ; Letting go.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-263) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780316066426
- 0316066427
- OCLC:
- 464590315
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