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Finders keepers : a tale of archaeological plunder and obsession / Craig Childs.
A naturalist and adventurer explores the controversial nature of archeological excavation, aiming to discern whether it is heroic, or whether relics are best left among the ruins.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316066426 (hc.) :
- ISBN: 0316066427 :
- Physical Description: x, 274 p. ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown, 2010.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-263) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | pt. 1. In the country of the dead -- Amateurs -- The destiny jar -- Treasure hunters -- Unseen things -- pt. 2. Vandalism and other acts of removal -- Diggers -- Going to market -- A history of urges -- The chosen ones -- Shovel bums -- pt. 3. Where artifacts end up -- The golden jar -- Houses of obsession -- Public trust -- pt. 4. In situ -- No place like home -- Holding on -- Letting go. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Archaeology > Moral and ethical aspects. Pillage. Archaeologists > Professional ethics. Archaeology > Psychological aspects. Archaeology > Anecdotes. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Headingley Municipal Library.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Headingley Municipal Library | 930.1 CHI (Text) | 36440000258352 | Adult Nonfiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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| 245 | 1 | 0. | ‡aFinders keepers : ‡ba tale of archaeological plunder and obsession / ‡cCraig Childs. |
| 250 | . | ‡a1st ed. | |
| 260 | . | ‡aNew York : ‡bLittle, Brown, ‡c2010. | |
| 300 | . | ‡ax, 274 p. ; ‡c25 cm. | |
| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 253-263) and index. | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡apt. 1. In the country of the dead -- Amateurs -- The destiny jar -- Treasure hunters -- Unseen things -- pt. 2. Vandalism and other acts of removal -- Diggers -- Going to market -- A history of urges -- The chosen ones -- Shovel bums -- pt. 3. Where artifacts end up -- The golden jar -- Houses of obsession -- Public trust -- pt. 4. In situ -- No place like home -- Holding on -- Letting go. |
| 520 | . | ‡aA naturalist and adventurer explores the controversial nature of archeological excavation, aiming to discern whether it is heroic, or whether relics are best left among the ruins. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aArchaeology ‡xMoral and ethical aspects. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aPillage. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aArchaeologists ‡xProfessional ethics. | |
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