Looting and the world's archaeological heritage: The inadequate response

Annual Review of Anthropology

Volumn 34, Issue , 2005, Pages 343-361

  Brodie, Neil ^a   Renfrew, Colin ^a  

^a MCDONALD INSTITUTE FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiquities; Archaeology; Museums; Trade

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CRIME;

EID: 27844593267     PISSN: 00846570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.anthro.34.081804.120551     Document Type: Article

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