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  Stealing History: Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient World (Paperback) By (author) Roger Atwood

  

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  Short Description for Stealing HistoryRoger Atwood knows more about the market for ancient objects than almost anyone. He knows where priceless antiquities are buried, who is digging them up, and who is fencing and buying them. In this fascinating book, Atwood takes readers on a journey through Iraq, Peru, Hong Kong, and across America, showing how the worldwide antiquities trade is destroying what's left of the ancient sites before a...
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  • Publisher: Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S.
  • Published: 02 February 2006
  • Format: Paperback 368 pages
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  • Categories: Forgery | True Crime | Archaeology | Antiques & Collectables
  • ISBN 13: 9780312324070 ISBN 10: 0312324073
  • Sales rank: 160,061

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Full description for Stealing History

• Roger Atwood knows more about the market for ancient objects than almost anyone. He knows where priceless antiquities are buried, who is digging them up, and who is fencing and buying them. In this fascinating book, Atwood takes readers on a journey through Iraq, Peru, Hong Kong, and across America, showing how the worldwide antiquities trade is destroying what's left of the ancient sites before archaeologists can reach them, and thus erasing their historical significance. And it is getting worse. The discovery of the legendary Royal Tombs of Sipan in Peru started an epidemic. Grave robbers scouring the courntryside for tombs--and finding them. Atwood recounts the incredible story of the biggest piece of gold ever found in the Americas, a 2,000-year-old, three-pound masterpiece that cost one looter his life, sent two smugglers to jail, and wrecked lives from Panama to Pennsylvainia. Packed with true stories, this book not only reveals what has been found, but at what cost to both human life and history.