Publications
The following is a reference list of academic publications written by members and Friends of the Trafficking Culture project. Publications are listed in reverse date order (i.e. newest at the top). Downloadable pdf files are present when available. Further details about these publications can be viewed by clicking on their respective titles. We ask that anyone using this material cites it appropriately.
Yates, D., Bērziņa, D. and Wright, A. (2021) ‘Protecting a Broken Window: Vandalism and Security at Rural Rock Art Sites’, The Professional Geographer, Epub ahead of print, pp. 1-7.
Mackenzie, S. and Bērziņa, D. (2021) ‘NFTs: Digital things and their criminal lives’, Crime, Media, Culture, 17(4), pp. 527–542.
Brodie, N. (2021) ‘Die Stele von Tell Sheikh Hamad’, in Hemeier, B. and Sabrine, I. (eds) Kulturraub – Fallbeispiele aus Syrien, Irak, Jemen, Ägypten und Libyen, Berlin: Museum für Islamische Kunst/Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, pp. 101–106.
Yates, D. (2021) ‘Investigating antiquities trafficking’, Global Investigative Journalism Network, 20 September: online.
Yates, D. (2021) ‘Shaligram pilgrimage in the Nepal Himalayas’, Material Religion. DOI: 10.1080/17432200.2021.1947036.
Yates, D. (2021) ‘Crime and its objects: Human/object relationships and the market for illicit Latin American antiquities’, Mélanges de la Casa de Velázquez, 51(2), pp. 307–312.
Mackenzie, S., Hübschle, A. and Yates, D. (2021) ‘Global trade in stolen culture and nature as neocolonial hegemony’, in Blaustein, J., Fitz-Gibbon, K., Pino, N.W. and White, R. (eds) The Emerald Handbook of Crime, Justice and Sustainable Development, Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 419–436.
Mackenzie, S. and Yates, D. (2020) ‘Researching the structure of the illicit antiquities trade’, in Tompkins, A. (ed.) Provenance Research Today: Principles, Practice, Problems, London: Lund Humphries.
Yates, D. and Bērziņa, D. (2020) ‘Regulating the “grey” antiquities market: What works, what does not and a way forward’, in Opportunities and Challenges of the Art and Antiques Market Management, Riga: The National Heritage Board of Latvia, pp. 73–84.
Brodie, N. (2020) ‘Restorative justice? Questions arising out of the Hobby Lobby return of cuneiform tablets to Iraq’, Revista Memória em Rede, 12, pp. 87–109.
Mackenzie, S. and Yates, D. (2020) ‘Crime, corruption, and collateral damage: Large infrastructure projects as a threat to cultural heritage’, in Lo, T.W., Siegel, D. and Kwok, S.I. (eds) Organized Crime and Corruption Across Borders: Exploring the Belt and Road Initiative, London: Routledge.
Brodie, N. (2020) ‘What is this thing called the PAS? Metal-detecting entanglements in England and Wales’, Revista d’Arqueologia de Ponent, 30, pp. 85–100.
Atkinson, C., Yates, D. and Brooke, N. (2020) ‘Now that you mention it, museums probably are a target: museums, terrorism and security in the United Kingdom’, Museum Management and Curatorship, 35(2), pp. 109–124.
Yates, D. and Smith, E. (2019) ‘Antiquities trafficking and the provenance problem’, in Milosch, J. and Pearce, N. (eds) Collecting and Provenance: A Multidisciplinary Approach, London: Rowman & Littlefield.
Yates, D. (2019) ‘Failures and consequences of anti-antiquities trafficking policy in Mesoamerica’, in Tremain, C. and Yates, D. (eds) The Market for Mesoamerica: Reflections on the Sale and Acquisition of Pre-Columbian Collections, Gainesville: University Press Florida.
Brodie, N. (2019) ‘The “art world” of the auction houses: The role of professional experts’, Arts, 8(2), p. 56.
Brodie, N. (2019) ‘Through a Glass, Darkly: Long-Term Antiquities Auction Data in Context’, International Journal of Cultural Property, 26(3), pp. 265–283.
Atkinson, C., Yates, D. and Brooke, N. (2019) ‘Researching a Risky Business? The Use of Freedom of Information to Explore Counterterrorism Security at Museums in the United Kingdom’, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2019.1647682.
Tremain, C.G. and Yates, D. (eds.) (2019) The Market for Mesoamerica: Reflections on the Sale of Pre-Columbian Antiquities. Gainesville: University Press of Florida.