“Despoiled of the Garments of Her Civilization:” Problems and Progress in Archaeological Heritage Management in China

Abstract

Given the importance of new archaeological discoveries in China, it is essential to understand both the magnitude of the problem there and the significant efforts being undertaken in China as well as among the international community to curtail the losses in order to preserve and more fully understand China's past. The scale of archaeological looting in China has always been difficult to determine with any precision, given China' s vast size, the remoteness of most sites, and the secretiveness of the looting and smuggling process. Efforts to stem the destruction of China's cultural heritage have taken on new urgency over the past decade. Unless the relentless destruction of archaeological sites and rampant looting of irreplaceable antiquities is dealt with soon on the local, national, and international level, the prospects of China's archaeological heritage in the 21st century and beyond will continue to be hindered by forces of vandalism and theft.

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