Investigating Online Heritage Crime

Damien Huffer is a research fellow with the Wildlife Crime Research Hub, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide. An osteoarchaeologist and interdisciplinary illicit trafficking researcher, he was previously a lecturer in criminology, School of Social Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane. He has also lectured on topics in osteoarchaeology, paleoanthropology and forensic anthropology, most recently for the University of New England, Armidale, NSW. His current research investigates how and why heritage crime and wildlife crime overlap on and offline. 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