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Feature stories

Cultural property law theory and United States v. Schultz

Macalaster College student and SAFE essay contest winner Nora Crumpton reviews the case of antiquities dealer Frederick Schultz.


Patterns of looting in southern Iraq

Archaeologist Elizabeth Stone analyzes high resolution satellite images of 1,949 archaeological sites covering some 9,729 square kilometers of terrain to assess the extent of looting in southern Iraq.


Putting the past to use: A plea for community archaeology

A discussion of community archaeology and its potential to benefit both the public at large and the practice of archaeology itself, by SAFE essay contest winner, Macalester College student Barbara Betz.


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