- Art as Plunder: The Ancient Origins of Debate about Cultural Property. By Margaret M. Miles. Reviewed by Molly Swetnam-Burland.
- Who Owns Antiquity? Museums and the Battle Over Our Ancient Heritage. By James Cuno. Reviewed by David W.J. Gill.
- The Acquisition and Exhibition of Classical Antiquities: Professional, Legal, and Ethical Perspectives (A Symposium Held at the Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, February 24, 2007). By Robin F. Rhodes. Reviewed by Neil Brodie.
- The Return of Cultural Treasures. By Jeanette Greenfield. Reviewed by Julie Hollowell.
Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
Tuesday, 6 January 2009
New Reviews of Books on Cultural Property
On-line reviews for the American Journal of Archaeology 113.1 (2009) are now available. These include four books relating to cultural property:
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