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5.05.2009

EBay Has Unexpected, Chilling Effect On Looting Of Antiquities, Archaelogist Finds


The daughter of a Peruvian artisan who specializes in the production of fake antiquities holds up an example. (Credit: Image courtesy of University of California - Los Angeles)

ScienceDaily — Having worked for 25 years at fragile archaeological sites in Peru, UCLA archaeologist Charles "Chip" Stanish held his breath when the online auction house eBay launched more than a decade ago.

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