Culture Without Context 7

Culture Without Context (2000), Issue 7 (Cambridge: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research).

Contents:

Illicit Antiquities Research Centre

Editorial – Neil Brodie

Mosaics and heads of statues plundered from Zeugma – Özgen Acar

In the News – Jenny Doole

Site looting and the illicit trade of archaeological objects in Andalusia, Spain – Silvia Fernández Cacho & Leonardo García Sanjuán

TV review: On the Trail of the Tomb Robbers (Channel 10, Sweden) – Jenny Doole

Related Encyclopedia Entries

Media Investigations

Some of the most informative studies of the traffic in cultural objects have been conducted by investigative media.

Sevso Treasure

In 1993 a large, unprovenanced silver ‘treasure’ of Roman date was subject to a court battle over ownership in New York.

Surface investigation of looted archaeological sites

Regional surveys of archaeological landscapes offer a means of investigating and quantifying the damage caused by the looting of archaeological sites.

Zeugma Mosaics

The ancient site of Zeugma in Turkey, now partially inundated by a dam, has experienced extensive looting, particuarly for its fine mosaics.