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I was lent this book by a good friend who specializes in antiquities trafficking and provenance issues as a 'must-read', and boy was that ever an understatement.
Not only did this book do a phenomenal job of covering the basic considerations from all sides of the issue that has arisen of trafficked antiquities illegally leaving their countries of origin and ending up halfway across the world (a journey that usually starts in a poor nation and ends in a rich one), but it also told a riveting story that would thrill even someone uninterested in archaeology. There is drama, there is well-researched information, there is heart. It took me a while to read this book because I had to pause and put the book down after every chapter - there was always something new and dramatic that happened and I have never rooted harder for anyone in a nonfiction book than I rooted for Dr. Alva, senior archaeologist.
I highly recommend this book to literally everyone. There's something in it for everyone. Go read it. Now.
Not only did this book do a phenomenal job of covering the basic considerations from all sides of the issue that has arisen of trafficked antiquities illegally leaving their countries of origin and ending up halfway across the world (a journey that usually starts in a poor nation and ends in a rich one), but it also told a riveting story that would thrill even someone uninterested in archaeology. There is drama, there is well-researched information, there is heart. It took me a while to read this book because I had to pause and put the book down after every chapter - there was always something new and dramatic that happened and I have never rooted harder for anyone in a nonfiction book than I rooted for Dr. Alva, senior archaeologist.
I highly recommend this book to literally everyone. There's something in it for everyone. Go read it. Now.
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