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Sarah Parcak on Archaeology from Space

Conversations with Tyler

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What Is the Optimum Degree of Looting?

Looting protects collectible goods, and at least sometimes tepends wo loots, but it puts the goods into the hands of collectors who have a profit incentive to take care of them. So how should we think about what is the opimum degree of looting? Because if there's no looting, development might destroy the sight. And people loot because they need money, right? It's not a black or white issue. Villagers aren't getting rich off wit the stuff. It's the collectors, it's the middlemen....

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