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Ethics, the antiquities trade, and archaeology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2005

J Ede
Affiliation:
Charles Ede Ltd., 37 Brook Street, London W1, UK

Extract

This article presents the perspective of a long-time dealer in ancient art and antiquities on the many attacks on the antiquities trade. After a brief historical review of collecting and the different national approaches to control of export of archaeological materials, the author presents an analysis of why the more draconian of the legal systems defeat their intended purposes and are themselves unethical in that they promote the destruction of archaeological sites and the black market in antiquities.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© The International Cultural Property Society

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