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How to Reduce Archaeological Looting

Open the market and enlist the collectors!

By Richard L. Stroup, Matthew Brown

Readers of Archaeology Odyssey are no doubt aware of the magazine’s dedication to finding a realistic and effective solution to the problem of rampant archaeological looting. As economists, we first became interested in archaeological regulations and markets in artifacts after reading about the public uproar concerning the fate of an ancient stone formation in downtown Miami, Florida, which was dubbed the “Miami Circle.” After a protracted legal and political battle, the local and state governments bought the site (for over $26 million) from its owner, who had intended to develop it for commercial use.a It seems obvious that such […]

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Footnotes

1.

For more information on the Miami Circle, see Richard L. Stroup and Matthew Brown, “Deciding the Future of the Past: The Miami Circle and Archaeological Preservation” (available from the James Madison Institute in Tallahassee, Florida).

2.

See Hershel Shanks, “The Great MFA Exposé,” AO 02:02 and “How to Stop Looting: A Modest Proposal,” AO 04:02.