Real, Recent, or Replica: Precolumbian Caribbean Heritage as Art, Commodity, and Inspiration

Description: Examines the largely unexplored topics in Caribbean archaeology of looting of heritage sites, fraudulent artifacts, and illicit trade of archaeological materials

Review Quotes: "Real, Recent, or Replica raises important questions and contributes to anthropological perspectives on the entangled and complicated history of collecting, looting, fakes, replicas, authenticity, and cultural heritage. It is encouraging to see that archaeologists in the Caribbean are thinking about these issues."
--Mary Jane Berman, Miami University

"Real, Recent, or Replica offers important insights into the human relations that move objects through Caribbean and foreign markets. There is no simple way to change these markets, but we can begin by shifting attention from the objects themselves to the information they express. I get about a dozen inquiries per year concerning objects allegedly found somewhere in the Caribbean. Most fail to pass authenticity tests, and I don't hesitate to tell them their object is 'fake.' I now also recommend that they read this book."
--New West Indian Guide

"Joanna Ostapkowicz and Jonathan A. Hanna have edited a volume that can provide value and insight to archaeologists everywhere."
--Southeastern Archaeology