Presenting Archaeology in Court

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

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

(26)

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 Yeaman

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

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