The Market for Mesoamerica

Reflections on the Sale of Pre-Columbian Antiquities

Cara G. Tremain, Donna Yates

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University Press of Florida
09 January 2024

History of Art & Design Styles; History of the Americas; Archaeology; Social research & statistics; Antiques & collectables: pictures, prints & maps

Series: Maya Studies

Pre-Columbian artifacts are among the most popular items on the international antiquities market, yet it is becoming increasingly difficult to monitor these items as public, private, and digital sales proliferate. This timely volume explores past, current, and future policies and trends concerning the sales and illicit movement of artifacts from Mesoamerica to museums and private collections.

Informed by the fields of anthropology, economics, law, and criminology, contributors critically analyze practices of research and collecting in Central American countries. They assess the circulation of looted and forged artifacts on the art market and in museums and examine government and institutional policies aimed at fighting trafficking. They also ask if and how scholars can use materials removed from their context to interpret the past.

The theft of cultural heritage items from their places of origin is a topic of intense contemporary discussion, and The Market for Mesoamerica updates our knowledge of this issue by presenting undocumented and illicit antiquities within a regional and global context. Through discussion of transparency, accountability, and ethical practice, this volume ultimately considers how antiquities can be protected and studied through effective policy and professional practice.

Contributors: Cara G. Tremain | Donna Yates | Martin Berger | Allison Davis | James Doyle | Rosemary Joyce | Nancy L. Kelker | Guido Krempel | Christina Luke | Sofia Paredes Maury | Adam Sellen

Edited by: Cara G. Tremain, Donna Yates
Imprint: University Press of Florida
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 272g
ISBN: 9780813080406
ISBN 10: 0813080401
Series: Maya Studies
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 09 January 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Cara G. Tremain is an instructor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Langara College. Donna Yates is lecturer in antiquities trafficking and art crime at the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research at the University of Glasgow.

Reviews for The Market for Mesoamerica: Reflections on the Sale of Pre-Columbian Antiquities

“The book’s fresh insights break new paths of research in archaeological looting, the antiquities trade, and national and international heritage law.”—Anthropology Book Forum “An insightful and fascinating exploration. . . . Offers a cutting-edge analysis of the antiquities market that should be of interest to archaeologists, museum professionals, and art historians as well as criminologists and sociologists.”—Hispanic American Historical Review