Notes on the looting of antiquities in Iraq and the memory of the west
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7997777 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emanuel Pfoh (0000-0001-8763-6754), Eugenia Sardina |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | se |
| Publication date | 2007-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Relaciones Internacionales (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1515-3371 • E-ISSN: 2314-2766 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s1515-33712007000100001 |
| OpenAlex | W2171036101 |
| SCIELO_PID | S1515-33712007000100001 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
The US-led Coalition that invaded Iraq on 2003 paved the road for the looting of cultural and archaeological resources of the country, which were rapidly incorporated into antiquities black markets. A critical view, as a mean to interpret the looting, points at three questions that should be addressed by historians and archaeologists, but also by political researchers: 1) the role of archaeological artifacts in Middle Eastern countries; 2) the ideological place that the West maintains for Eastern antiquities; 3) the policies that should be followed, taking the previous points into account
Ancient history · Archaeology · Looting · Political science · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |