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Finders keepers : a tale of archaeological plunder and obsession / Craig Childs.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Little, Brown, 2010Edition: First editionDescription: x, 274 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Audience:
  • General
ISBN:
  • 9780316066426
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 930.1 22
  • 930.1 14
LOC classification:
  • CC175 .C47 2010
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 -- Shovel bums -- 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.
Summary: A naturalist and adventurer explores the controversial nature of archeological excavation, aiming to discern whether it is heroic, or whether relics are best left among the ruins.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-263) and index.

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 -- Shovel bums -- 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.

A naturalist and adventurer explores the controversial nature of archeological excavation, aiming to discern whether it is heroic, or whether relics are best left among the ruins.

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