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Buried treasure at the British Museum: a view from abroad

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2015

Neil Price
Neil Price*
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, University of Uppsala, S:t Eriks Torg 5, SE-753 10 Uppsala, Sweden
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Extract

Treasure seems to be a popular subject in Britain at the moment. The BBC was first out with the television series Hidden Treasure, controversially focussing on the monetary value of archaeological finds, to the predictable and appropriate dismay of archaeologists. The programme is supported by an accompanying book (Faulkner 2003) and website (www.bbc.co.uk/history/archaeology/treasure) that fortunately both take a more balanced view. A professional offering on the same subject appeared almost simultaneously, in the shape of a conference at the British Museum and what the same institution has described as the first major exhibition of national archaeology for fifteen years.

Type
Debate
Information
Antiquity , Volume 78 , Issue 300 , June 2004 , pp. 421 - 425
Copyright
Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2004

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