Loot, Legitimacy and Ownership: The Ethical Crisis in Archaeology
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.
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Exposing the underbelly of the world of art and antiquities--why are some people looting archeological digs and getting away with it?
List of illustrations7Introduction91The destruction of the past152Unprovenanced antiquities: the role of the private collector and the dealer273Causes for concern: illegitimate acquisition and reluctant restitution394A universal problem: Asia, Africa, America525Ineffective safeguards and evolving moralities656Antiquities in Britain: the local view817Envoi: the past has an uncertain future90Appendices: Conventions, Resolutions, Documents1The UNESCO Convention (1970)932The Unidroit Convention (1995)1033The Philadelphia Declaration (1970)1184International Council of Museums, Code of Professional Ethics (1995)1205Policy Statement by the Trustees of the British Museum (1998)1246Resolution by the Council of the British Academy (1998)1267Writ of Summons in the Sevso Case, London (1991)1298The Treasure Act for England and Wales (1996)1329European Council Regulation on the export of cultural goods (1992)14010The Cambridge Resolution (1999)148Bibliography151Index157
