Presenting Archaeology in Court A Guide to Legal Protection of Sites

by Hutt, Sherry; Forsyth, Marion P.; Tarler, David; Bundyll, John; Canaday, Tim; Cassella, Stefan; Forsyth, Marion; Fowler, Don; Gerstenblith, Patty; Huckerby, Cheryl; LaChine, Guy; Lester, Robert; Levine, Jane; Mackey, Larry A.; Malinkyl, Barbara; Marous, J

• ISBN13: 9780759109094
• ISBN10: 0759109095
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-26
• Publisher: AltaMira Press

Summary

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-archaeo

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Sherry Hutt, Marion Forsyth, and David Tarler
Disclaimer	xiii
List of Abbreviations	xv
1 The Origins of ARPA: Crafting the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979	1
Don D. Fowler and Barbara Malinky
I Tales of ARPA Warriors
2 Operation Indian Rocks: Interagency ARPA Investigations in the Deserts of Nevada and California	27	(12)
Tim Canaday and Todd Swain
3 ARPA in the International Context: Protecting the Articles of Faith	39	(8)
Sarah Marous and J. Michael Marous
4 ARPA on Private Lands: The GE Mound Case	47	(10)
Larry A. Mackey
5 Banking on a Public Trust: An Unusual ARPA Case at Ocmulgee National Monument	57	(10)
George S. Smith, Guy LaChine, Peter J. Schula, and John Bundy
II Valuing Archaeological Resources
6 The Society for American Archaeology Professional Standards for the Determination of Archaeological Value: Solving the Archaeological Value Determination Problem in ARPA Cases	67	(18)
Martin E. McAllister
7 The Archaeological Damage Assessment Report	85	(22)
Guy Prentice
8 External Value: Addressing Additional Implications of an ARPA Offense	107	(8)
Cheryl L. Huckerby
9 Appraisal Evidence as Proof of Commercial Value	115
Gwen Yeoman
III Mastering Issues and Forensic Tools
10 Model Jury Instructions in ARPA Prosecutions: Removing the "Lynch-Pins"	127	(16)
Marion P. Forsyth and David Tarler
11 The Acceptance of Archaeological Value as Evidence in Court	143	(10)
Sherry Hutt
12 The Civil Side of Archaeological Resource Protection	153	(16)
Robert Lester
13 Using the Forfeiture Laws to Protect Archaeological Resources	169	(22)
Stefan D. Cassella
14 Legal Approaches to International Trafficking in Stolen and Looted Cultural Heritage	191	(14)
Jane A. Levine
15 Recent International Cases and Prognosis for the Future	205	(20)
Patty Gerstenblith
Appendix Archaeological Resources Protection Act	225	(16)
About the Contributors	241