Loot box. (Artifact) Freund, Charles Paul
Reason,
02/2003, Letnik:
34, Številka:
9
Magazine Article
Freund discusses the Biblical-era limestone box found in Israel that bears the inscription, "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus." One reason that the box is stirring up controversy is that it was ...reportedly looted from its site, a common problem in the archaeological world.
Over the following decade, the mania for dinosaur bones was fueled by the popularity of movies like Jurassic Park, booming wealth in Asia, where fossils became ultra-chic for use in home decor, and ...the media's attention to celebrity collectors like Leonardo DiCaprio and Nicolas Cage.Phipps and his partners were checking out an area about 60 miles north of Phipps' ranch.Because he was using "a small map of a big area," Phipps says, he believed they were on land his brother was leasing, in the Judith River Formation, which predates Hell Creek by at least ten million years....there were four large sections and several smaller ones-all together they weighed nearly 20 tons....during his convalescence, an entire prospecting season was lost, along with any hope of any income from fossils-revenue that over the years has accounted for two-thirds of his annual income, he says.Besides her duties at the nearby oneroom schoolhouse, Lisa Phipps has published two children's books.
The Alliance for Native American Indian Rights, based in Nashville TN, is profiled. The organization is currently trying to protect an 808-acre site near Nashville, intended to provide fill dirt for ...a proposed landfill, known to contain hundreds of grave sites.
Hicks discusses the crime of looting historical sites and illegally obtaining artifacts. He adds that the high prices some artifacts bring on the commercial market confirm their value and inevitably ...invite criminality.
Breaks with the past Nurse, Keith
History today,
07/1995, Letnik:
45, Številka:
7
Magazine Article
Plans for a @80 million holiday village on 436 acres of woodland on the Kent Downs near Folkestone England have raised questions about the effectiveness of measures designed to assess and protect ...archaeological sites. Rank Holidays and Hotels Developments proposes building a leisure center at West Wood in Lyminge.
Archeological ruins in Istanbul, Turkey, that are nearly 1,000 years old have been either restored, destroyed or not reported as the city expands to accommodate its growing populations. Scientists ...and residents disapprove of the city's methods because they cannot examine the ruins.
Professor Glen W. Bowersock of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton has accused Israeli archeologists and historians of distorting facts for political purposes. His accusations are examined.
