Bibliograph

Antiquities, what everyone needs to know, Maxwell L. Anderson

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Antiquities, what everyone needs to know, Maxwell L. Anderson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-242) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Antiquities

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

952700900

Responsibility statement

Maxwell L. Anderson

Series statement

What everyone needs to know

Sub title

what everyone needs to know

Summary

"The destruction of ancient monuments and artworks by the Taliban in Afghanistan and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has shocked observers worldwide. Yet iconoclastic erasures of the past date back at least to the mid-1300s BCE, during the Amarna Period of ancient Egypt's 18th dynasty. Far more damage to the past has been inflicted by natural disasters, looters, and public works. Art historian Maxwell Anderson's Antiquities: What Everyone Needs to Know® analyzes continuing threats to our heritage, and offers a balanced account of treaties and laws governing the circulation of objects; the history of collecting antiquities; how forgeries are made and detected; how authentic works are documented, stored, dispersed, and displayed; the politics of sending antiquities back to their countries of origin; and the outlook for an expanded legal market. Anderson provides a summary of challenges ahead, including the future of underwater archaeology, the use of drones, remote sensing, and how invisible markings on antiquities will allow them to be traced. Written in question-and-answer format, the book equips readers with a nuanced understanding of the legal, practical, and moral choices that face us all when confronting antiquities in a museum gallery, shop window, or for sale on the Internet."--Publisher's website

Table Of Contents

Foreword -- Part one: Legal and practical realities (1. Defining antiquities ; 2. Cultural ownership: past and present ; 3. Framing today's debate ; 4. The cosmopolitan argument ; 5. Divining originals, pastiches, and forgeries) -- Part two: Settled law and open questions (6. International conventions and treaties ; 7. National laws and statutes ; 8. Modern national identities ; 9. Chance finds, excavation and looting ; 10. Acquiring antiquities in the marketplace) -- Part three: Scenarios and solutions (11. Realities of storage, dispersal and display ; 12. Capturing antiquity: documentation ; 13. Replication of ancient objects ; 14. Retention, restitution, and repatriation ; 5. The prospect of an enlarged legal market ; 16. Evolving perspectives on ownership ; 17. Looking ahead)

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