The Illicit Antiquities Trade as a Transnational Criminal Network

Characterizing and Anticipating Trafficking of Cultural Heritage

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4282906
AutoresPeter B Campbell (0000-0003-2066-195X, University of Southampton, autor correspondente)
Ano2013
Volume20
Fascículo2
Páginas113-153
Data de publicação2013-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Cultural Property (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0940-7391 • E-ISSN: 1465-7317
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0940739113000015
OpenAlexW2039797329
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas58
Referências citadas37

The illicit antiquities trade is composed of a diverse population of participants that gives the appearance of complexity; however, using the network paradigm, a simple underlying structure is revealed based on specific geographical, economic, political, and cultural rules. This article uses a wide range of source material to chart interactions from source to market using a criminal network approach. Interchangeable participants are connected through single interactions to form loosely based networks. These flexible network structures explain the variability observed within the trade, as well as provide the basis behind ongoing debates about the roles of organized crime, terrorism, and the Internet in antiquities trafficking. Finally, a network understanding of trade's organization allows for anticipation, though not necessarily prediction, of antiquities trafficking and offers the opportunity to develop new strategies for combating the trade

Anticipation (artificial intelligence · Computer security · Criminology · Organised crime · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · Terrorism · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law