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Stealing History: Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient World
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Stealing History: Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient World Paperback / softback - 2006

by Roger Atwood

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Paperback / softback. New. Part detective story and part meditation on the power of art and culture, this work is an account of how the past is being dug out from under. It takes readers on a journey through Iraq, Peru, Hong Kong, and across America, showing how the worldwide antiquities trade is destroying what's left of ancient sites before archaeologists can reach them.
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  • Title Stealing History: Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient World
  • Author Roger Atwood
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition New
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher St. Martin's Griffin, USA
  • Date 2006-01-10
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # A9780312324070
  • ISBN 9780312324070 / 0312324073
  • Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.9 in (23.11 x 15.75 x 2.29 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Art thefts, Archaeological thefts
  • Dewey Decimal Code 364.162

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WE SAT UNDER a tree in the moonlight chewing coca leaves, a heap of shovels and metal poles resting on the ground next to us.

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About the author

Roger Atwood is a regular contributor to ARTnews and Archaeology magazines, and his articles on culture and politics have appeared in The New Republic, Mother Jones, The Nation, The Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times. He was a fellow at the Alicia Patterson Foundation and a journalist for Reuters for fifteen years, reporting from Peru, Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. He was awarded the Beacon Award by SAFE (Saving Antiquities for Everyone).