Investigating Online Heritage Crime

Damien Huffer is an osteoarchaeologist and interdisciplinary illicit trafficking researcher. He was most recently Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Social Science at the University of Queensland, Australia. He is one of the cofounders of the Alliance to Counter Crime Online.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionDamien HufferChapter 1. How to Sell an Ancient Manuscript on YouTube: Investigating a Hidden Corner of the Internet Market in AntiquitiesEvie HandbyChapter 2. Amateur Archaeology or Looting? Exploring Heritage Gray Zones on RedditCalum FarrarChapter 3. Who Are the Trafficked Dead? An Examination into Personhood and Postmortem Narratives in Skull Sales on eBayChristine L. Halling and Ryan M. SeidemannChapter 4. Online Social Organization of Cultural Goods Trafficking: New Evidence from Old Forums across EuropeSamuel Andrew HardyChapter 5. Cybercrimes and Chinese Cultural Relics: Status Quo, Legal Issues, Future Criminal Legislation, and RegulationHao LiuChapter 6. The Auction of Human Remains: Challenges, Case Studies, and ReflectionsAmy E. Rattenbury and Paige TynanChapter 7. Culture of Oddities: The Appeal of the Human Remains Market on FacebookEvelyn BredaConclusionShawn GrahamAppendix: Biological and Demographic Profiles of “Known” eBay SkullsIndex

“This book is an excellent introduction to a crucial new field of interest to all heritage researchers.” • Erin L. Thompson, John Jay College, City University of New York