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  • Childs, Craig, 1967-
     
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  • Archaeology -- Moral and ethical aspects.
     
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  • Pillage.
     
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  • Cultural property -- Protection -- Moral and ethical aspects.
     
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  • Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- Moral and ethical aspects.
     
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  • Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- Corrupt practices.
     
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  • Archaeologists -- Professional ethics.
     
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  • Archaeology -- Psychological aspects.
     
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  • Archaeology -- Anecdotes.
     
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    Finders keepers : a tale of archaeological plunder and obsession / Craig Childs.
    by Childs, Craig, 1967-
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    New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2010.
    Subjects
  • Archaeology -- Moral and ethical aspects.
  •  
  • Pillage.
  •  
  • Cultural property -- Protection -- Moral and ethical aspects.
  •  
  • Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- Moral and ethical aspects.
  •  
  • Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- Corrupt practices.
  •  
  • Archaeologists -- Professional ethics.
  •  
  • Archaeology -- Psychological aspects.
  •  
  • Archaeology -- Anecdotes.
  • ISBN: 
    9780316066426
    0316066427
    Description: 
    x, 274 p. ; 25 cm.
    Edition: 
    1st ed.
    Contents: 
    pt. 1. In the country of the dead. Amateurs ; The destiny jar ; Treasure hunters ; Unseen things -- pt. 2. Vandalism and other acts of removal. Diggers ; Going to market ; A history of urges ; The chosen ones ; Salvage archaeology -- pt. 3. Where artifacts end up. The golden jar ; Houses of obsession ; Public trust -- pt. 4. In situ. No place like home ; Holding on ; Letting go.
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    Summary: 
    Written in his trademark lyrical style, Childs' riveting book carries readers directly into his adventures and discoveries, lifting the curtain on the ethical dilemmas and dark side of archaeology and exploring the field's transgressions against the cultures it tries to preserve.
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    Hawaii State LibraryLanguage, Literature & History930.1 ChChecked InAdd Copy to MyList
    Waikiki-Kapahulu Public LibraryAdult Nonfiction930.1 ChChecked InAdd Copy to MyList


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