Cemetery hoodoo: Culture, ritual crime and forensic archaeology

Moses, Sharon

doi:10.1016/j.fsisyn.2019.10.003

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“…However, police investigators might not always know the best option how to preserve the evidence that has been severely decomposed. Unfortunately, archaeology experts become involved in such cases only when invited (Masnicová/Beňuš/Obertová 2015;Moses 2020).…”

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Forensic Archaeology – Should it be a Thing? A Case Study

Putško¹,

Pažinová²,

Kumičíková³

2022

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Forensic Archaeology – Should it be a Thing? A Case Study

Putško¹,

Pažinová²,

Kumičíková³

2022

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“…Archaeologists have combined ethnographic fieldwork in their own methodologies to comprehend more fully a particular community or setting with its cultural context. Such fieldwork generates ethnographic data relevant to the interpretation of finds in excavations and of their present meaning, and sharing this knowledge with the community (Lawrence and Main 1996, Marthari 2001, Moses 2020, Wobst 2013. In this way researchers are encouraged to collaborate with local people and meaningfully address problems related to their research.…”

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Archaeological Destruction and Folklore: Spiritual Guidance and Looting in Turkey

Karataş¹

2022

Trames. Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences

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The ongoing destruction of archaeological sites in Anatolia is well known but less so are the Anatolian-Turkish oral traditions, beliefs and social norms that tolerate the irreversible damage being done by the local communities involved. This paper reports the findings of a qualitative research I undertook in the Black Sea region of Turkey where extensive looting occurs including the Safranbolu World Heritage Site. Using an ethno graphic approach enabled me to conduct first-hand interviews with 91 informants and 9 hodjas or selfproclaimed spiritualists who advise local people on their search for buried treasures. My fieldwork shows a lack of archaeological heritage awareness and a tolerance of looting that stems from folklore, reinterpretation of Islamic hadiths, and cultural codes. Today, the protection and preservation of archaeological heritage and associated artefacts depends on whether local communities value them more than the buyers of illicitly obtained artefacts.

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Cemetery hoodoo: Culture, ritual crime and forensic archaeology

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Forensic Archaeology – Should it be a Thing? A Case Study

Forensic Archaeology – Should it be a Thing? A Case Study

Archaeological Destruction and Folklore: Spiritual Guidance and Looting in Turkey

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