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ANT 480 - Cultural Properties Law and Ethics


ANT 110  or ANT 105  or consent of instructor. (3).

Examination of practical aspects of US and international law that govern archaeological sites, collections, and historical properties. Includes law that governs protected natural species and the artifacts made from their products, the antiquities market and the so-called “black market” of illegal sale of artifacts and its implications in funding contemporary political strife. Emphasis on ethics of collecting, excavating, and appropriating cultural heritage, including NAGPRA legislation in the US and controversy surrounding repatriation of ancestral remains. Graded ABCDE. [“”]



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