Stealing history : tomb raiders, smugglers, and the looting of the ancient world / by Roger Atwood.

By:

Atwood, Roger [author.]

Language: English New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2006Edition: First St. Martin's Griffin editionDescription: 337 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780312324070 (paperback)

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

CC135.A85 2006

Summary: Part detective story and part meditation on the power of art and culture, this work is an account of how the past is being dug out from under. It takes readers on a journey through Iraq, Peru, Hong Kong, and across America, showing how the worldwide antiquities trade is destroying what's left of ancient sites before archaeologists can reach them.

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Originally published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part detective story and part meditation on the power of art and culture, this work is an account of how the past is being dug out from under. It takes readers on a journey through Iraq, Peru, Hong Kong, and across America, showing how the worldwide antiquities trade is destroying what's left of ancient sites before archaeologists can reach them.

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