Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Preface
Contents
Figures
Tables
Summary
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
CHAPTER ONE: Introduction
Objectives and Approach
Organization of This Report
CHAPTER TWO: Antiquities Trafficking and Its Role in Financing Terrorism
Issues with the Current Approach for Assessing the Antiquities Market’s Relationship to Terrorist Funding
Mass Excavations and Organized Theft
Constructing a Global View of the Antiquities Trade
Summary
Interview with a Kurdish Smuggler
Reports from Syria: Results of Interviews
Turkish Dealer Interviews
Other Trafficking Pathways
Secondary Distribution Networks
Summary
CHAPTER FOUR: Antiquities Trafficking Online
Dark and Deep Websites for Antiquities Sales
Facebook as a Platform for Online Illicit Markets
Structural Analysis of Online Markets
Summary
CHAPTER FIVE: Measuring the International Trade in Antiquities
Sales Channels for Antiquities
Summary
Summary of Key Findings
Proposed New Policy Solutions Based on Findings
Aligning Policy Responses with Market Characteristics: Recommendations for Policy Actions Against Antiquities Networks in the Middle East
Responding to Illicit Networks
Directions for Future Research
A. Archaeological Looting in Historical Perspective
B. Detecting Suspicious Dealers Using Rare Indicator Coins
C. A Supply and Demand Theory of the Antiquities Market
References
About the Authors
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