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Originally Posted by drjd
Next up, I have started Finders Keepers by Craig Childs.
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Finders Keepers by
Craig Childs. A non fiction account of archaeology raising too many moral questions. To whom does the past belong? Is the archeologist who discovers a lost tomb a sort of hero--or a villain? If someone steals a relic from a museum and returns it to the ruin it came from, is he a thief? The author also asks the question if the professional archaeologists are part of the destruction of the early civilizations. With our storage and displays of the artifacts in museums throughout the world, are we really serving the history of these early peoples? There a huge storage facilities that a filled to the maximum with these treasurers from sites all over the world. Thousands of these items will never be studied or put on display for people to see. Is this theft as well?
A fascinating book, full of swashbuckling pothunters, FBI raids, greasy museum curators who don't really care and many, many other characters. Childs looks at moral issues from varied angles. Recommended read for the lovers of archaeology.
Now I am planning to read
Private Royals by
James Patterson, a crime thriller.