Additional Information

Language

English

Source Type

Book

Notes

This book concentrates on the sometimes Greek but largely Roman survivals many travellers set out to see and perhaps possess throughout the immense Ottoman Empire, on what were eastward and southward extensions of the Grand Tour. Europeans were curious about the Empire, Christianity’s great rival for centuries, and plenty of information on its antiquities was available, offered here via lengthy quotations. Most accounts of the history of collecting and museums concentrate on the European end.Plundered Empire details how and where antiquities were sought, uncovered, bartered, paid for or stolen, and any tribulations in getting them home. The book provides evidence for the continuing debate about the ethics of museum collections, with 19th century international competition the spur to spectacular acquisitions.

Taxonomies

RPA Codes & Standards

• Appropriate Dissemination of Research
• Archaeologist's Responsibility to the Public
• Maintaining Continuity of Records
• Specimen and Research Record Storage

CIfA Codes

• Principle 1: Adherence to ethical and responsible behaviour in archaeological affairs
• Principle 3: Responsibility for acquiring and recording reliable information of the past in archaeological research

Keywords & Terms

• Consultation/Partnership with Affected Groups
• Continuity of Records
• Culturally Significant and/or Sacred Sites, Objects, and Places
• Intellectual Property
• International Law
• Looting, Collecting, and Illicit Trade of Cultural Property
• Ownership
• Preservation of Archaeological Resources
• Professional Relationships and Communication
• Professional Standards
• Protection and Non-Disclosure of Archaeological Sites
• Respect for and Responsibility to Affected Groups
• Transparency
• UNESCO

Topics & Issues

• Amateur and Advocational Archaeology
• Antiquities Trade
• Archaeological Advocacy and Activism
• Classical Archaeology
• Colonialism and Imperialism
• Ethical Responsibilities of Archaeologists
• Heritage and Archaeological Tourism
• Interpreting the Past
• Public Engagement, Outreach, and Education
• War, Violence, and Conflict