The Antiquities Market
News and Commentary on the Illicit Traffic in Antiquities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11624313 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen D Vitelli (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 121-124 |
| Publication date | 1980-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Field Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-4690 • E-ISSN: 2042-4582 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/009346980791505563 |
| OpenAlex | W2059623008 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Wind God Foils Smuggler's Breeze through CustomsLaura Scanlan's article describing the seizure at U.S. Customs and the eventual return to Mexico of several important Precolumbian artifacts is reprinted here with permission from Customs Today, 17:2 (1982) 2–3. Both the story itself and the act of reprinting emphasize the growing cooperation between archaeologists and the U.S. Customs Bureau in cases involving antiquities. Karen Bruhns and Connie Fenchel (see below) have been an effective team in pursuing cases involving antiquities smuggling in the San Francisco area. In the Bernstein case (see below “A Lawyer Looks at U.S. Antiquities Laws”) archaeologists also provided professional evaluations and consultation to customs officials. Both the Mexican case described here by Scanlan and the Bernstein case were initiated through improper customs declarations, which were recognized by alert customs inspectors familiar with the value of antiquities and the significance of the illicit trade.These cases s
Archaeology · Political science · Value (mathematics · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |