Stealing History Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient World

Name: Stealing History Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient World
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ISBN: 9780312324070

ISBN-10: 0312324073

ISBN-13: 9780312324070

Edition: 2004

Authors: Roger Atwood

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Roger Atwood knows more about the market for ancient objects than almost anyone. He knows where priceless antiquities are buried, who is digging them up, and who is fencing and buying them. In this fascinating book, Atwood 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 the ancient sites before archaeologists can reach them, and thus erasing their historical significance. And it is getting worse. The discovery of the legendary Royal Tombs of Sipan in Peru started an epidemic. Grave robbers scouring the courntryside for tombs--and finding them. Atwood recounts the incredible story of the…

Book details

List price: $23.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 1/10/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.76" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Introduction: Looters in the Temple






Looking for a Tomb



Twenty-three Feet Down



The Excavators



Backflap



Gold Man



Lord of Sipan



The Dealer






The Actual Object



The Smugglers



The Consul



The Golden Rattle



The Jaguar's Head






The Brigades



Recovering the Past



Coming Home


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Notes


Glossary


Select Bibliography


Index