Drugs, arms, and arrowheads: Theft from archaeological sites and the dangers of fieldwork

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 500-522

  Proulx, Blythe Bowman ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

antiquities theft; archaeological site looting; drugs

Indexed keywords

EID: 80955182286     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: 15525406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986211418891     Document Type: Article

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