City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works All Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects 2-2018 Contemporary Archaeological Looting: A Criminological Analysis of Italian Tomb Robbers Marc Balcells Magrans The Graduate Center, City University of New York How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/2538 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact:
[email protected] CONTEMPORARY ARCHAEOLOGICAL LOOTING: A CRIMINOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ITALIAN TOMB ROBBERS by MARC BALCELLS MAGRANS A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Criminal Justice in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, The City University of New York 2018 ©2018 MARC BALCELLS All Rights Reserved ii This manuscript has been read and accepted for the Graduate Faculty in Criminal Justice in satisfaction of the dissertation requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Dr. Jana Arsovska January 11, 2018 Chair of Examining Committee Dr. Deborah Koetzle January 11, 2018 Executive Officer Dr. Jana Arsovska Dr. Rosemary Barberet Dr. Roddrick Colvin Supervisory Committee iii THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK Abstract CONTEMPORARY ARCHAEOLOGICAL LOOTING: A CRIMINOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ITALIAN TOMB ROBBERS by Marc Balcells Magrans Chair: Dr. Jana Arsovska Looters (in Italian, tombaroli), whether underground or underwater, have preyed on the Italian archaeology for centuries. The literature on both archaeological looting and, more specifically, the Italian case, has been widely developed by other disciplines, mostly archaeology.