The Future of Archaeology
Prepared by Clark Erickson
Introduction to Archaeology
Fall 2000
Return of a Stolen Cultural Treasure to Peru : A case study of looting of Moche sites in Peru, the international smuggling of gold objects, an FBI sting operation, and the return of a gold "backflap" to its home in Peru (University of Pennsylvania Museum).
Blackflap Sting: An article in Archaeology about the recover of stolen Moche Gold by the Philadelphia FBI.
Protecting the Past. “The On-line book edited by George S. Smith and John E. Ehrenhard and published in 1991by CRC Press … presents some of the current thinking and ongoing work in the field of archeological resource protection.”
Archaeologists and the looting trade: An article by John Dorfman published in the journal Lingua Franca presenting both sides of the debate about whether archaeologists should or should not study objects of questionable provenience in private collections.
The Looting Question: comprehensive web site about collecting art, looting, and destruction of archaeological sites.
Legal and Ethical Issues: “Local, state, national, and international laws affect archaeological study everywhere.” (prepared by Kris Hirst: About.com webmaster)
Repatriation and NAGPRA: “Legislation concerning the treatment of the human dead has been passed, with wide-reaching implications for archaeologists.” (prepared by Kris Hirst: About.com webmaster)
Public Archaeology: “The information that archaeologists uncover belongs to the public at large. Here are afew concerted efforts to produce public archaeology.” (prepared by Kris Hirst: About.com webmaster)
Links to Cultural Patrimony, Art Theft, Debates, etc: scroll down page to lower left corner; click links.
