RT Journal Article
T1 Forensic Archaeometry Applied to Antiquities Trafficking: The Beginnings of an Investigation at the Frontiers of Knowledge
A1 Rodríguez Temiño, Ignacio
A1 Yáñez Vega, Ana
A1 Jorge Villar, Susana
A1 Reyes Mateo, Álvaro
A1 Rufino Rus, Javier
A1 Salas Álvarez, Jesús
A1 Lavín Berdonces, Ana
A1 Salas Álvarez, Jesús De La Ascensión
A2 Salas Álvarez, Jesús De La Ascensión
AB For most of its history, archaeology has too often taken an indulgent attitude toward looting and antiquities trafficking. The primary response to these dangers has been to publish the main findings made outside of academia. As a result of this approach and the prominent role played by police techniques in investigating such crimes, investigations are primarily based on documentary research. This approach makes it harder to determine such essential factors in this field as an object’s collecting history or discovery date. This paper proposes new ways of studying collecting history, drawing on research projects on the use of archaeometry to shed light on cases of looting or trafficking involving police, court, or government intervention; hence, its qualification as “forensic”. Although the current state of knowledge does not enable the presentation of novel research, we believe that researchers and interested institutions should be made aware of the advisability of using archaeometry more directly in the fight against these scourges.
PB MDPI
SN 2076-0752
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/19096
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/19096
LA eng
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 17 may 2024