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Stealing History : Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient World by Roger Atwood (2004, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-100312324065
ISBN-139780312324063
eBay Product ID (ePID)30775434
Product Key Features
Book TitleStealing History : Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient World
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicArchaeology, Public Policy / Cultural Policy
IllustratorYes
FeaturesRevised
GenrePolitical Science, Social Science
AuthorRoger Atwood
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight22.9 Oz
Item Length10.1 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-050862
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal364.16/2
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisRoger 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 biggest piece of gold ever found in the Americas, a 2,000-year-old, three-pound masterpiece that cost one looter his life, sent two smugglers to jail, and wrecked lives from Panama to Pennsylvainia. Packed with true stories, this book not only reveals what has been found, but at what cost to both human life and history., 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 gettingworse. 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 biggest piece of gold ever found in the Americas, a 2,000-year-old, three-pound masterpiece that cost one looter his life, sent two smugglers to jail, and wrecked lives from Panama to Pennsylvainia. Packed with true stories, this book not only reveals what has been found, but at what cost to bothhuman life and history.
LC Classification NumberCC135.A85 2004
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