Presenting Archaeology in Court (eBook)

A Guide to Legal Protection of Sites

Marion P. Forsyth, Sherry Hutt, David Tarler (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2006
224 Seiten
Altamira Press (Verlag)
978-0-7591-1445-6 (ISBN)

Infos

The passage of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) in 1979 was a watershed moment in the movement to protect cultural objects against looting. This brief volume provides practical help to those who wish to use the provisions of ARPA-archaeologists, government land managers, preservation groups, and attorneys-to maximize its protective net. The distinguished group of authors, all veterans of ARPA enforcement efforts, first provide a comprehensive history of passage of the law and highlight some key cases that shaped its impact. Other chapters offer concrete instructions on establishing archaeological valuation and assessing damage to cultural sites. A final section provides a menu of legal strategies now available for use to strengthen and extend the provisions of the law. For cultural resource professionals working under ARPA's provisions, this book will be an invaluable, guide for daily practice.

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The passage of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) in 1979 was a watershed moment in the movement to protect cultural objects against looting. This brief volume provides practical help to those who wish to use the provisions of ARPA_archaeologists, government land managers, preservation groups, and attorneys_to maximize its protective net. The distinguished group of authors, all veterans of ARPA enforcement efforts, first provides a comprehensive history of passage of the law and highlights some key cases that shaped its impact. Other chapters offer concrete instructions on establishing archaeological valuation and assessing damage to cultural sites. A final section provides a menu of legal strategies now available for use to strengthen and extend the provisions of the law. For cultural resource professionals working under ARPA's provisions, this book will be an invaluable, guide for daily practice.

Autor

Sherry Hutt is the Program Manager, National NAGPRA Program, a retired Superior Court judge and a former Assistant US Attorney assigned to prosecute ARPA cases. Marion Forsyth is an attorney in private practice, specializing in cultural resources matters. David Tarler is an attorney and archaeologist working as a contractor to the National Park Service Archeology Program.

Inhalt

0 Preface 1 The Origins of ARPA: Crafting the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 2 Operation Indian Rocks: Interagency ARPA Investigations in the Deserts of Nevada and California 3 ARPA in an International Context: Protecting the Articles of Faith 4 ARPA on Private Lands: The GE Mounds Case 5 Banking on a Public Trust: An Unusual ARPA Case at Ocmulgee National Monument 6 Valuing Archaeological Resources: The SAA Professional Standards for the Determination of Archaeological Value 7 The Archaeological Damage Assessment Report 8 External Value: Addressing Additional Implications of an ARPA Offense 9 Appraisal Evidence as Proof of Damage 10 Model Jury Insutrctions in ARPA Prosecutions: Removing Some of the Lynch Pins 11 The Acceptance of Archaeological Value as Evidence in Court 12 The Civil Side of Archaeological Resource Protection 13 Using the Forfeiture Laws to Protect Resources 14 Legal Approaches to International Trafficking in Stolen and Looted Cultural Property 15 Recent International Cases and Prognosis for the Future 16 Appendix: The Archaeological Resources Protection Act

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.2.2006
• Reihe/Serie: Heritage Resource Management Series
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Arbeits- / Sozialrecht ► Sozialrecht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• ISBN-10: 0-7591-1445-5 / 0759114455
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7591-1445-6 / 9780759114456