The GE Mound Case: The Archaeological Disaster and Criminal Persecution of Artifact Collector Art Gerber
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Author(s)Jim Fisher
ISBN / ASIN149274591X
ISBN-139781492745914
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MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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In 1988, General Electric officials in Indiana destroyed a 2000-year-old Native American ceremonial mound, setting into motion a series of shocking political and legal battles. To placate Native American activists and professional archaeologists, federal prosecutors and General Electric scapegoated Art Gerber, a prominent artifact collector who dug briefly on the destroyed mound. Mr. Gerber's prosecution under the federal Archaeological Protection Act made legal history-- and frightened tens of thousands of Indian relic collectors. THE GE MOUND CASE is a story of political intrigue and zealous prosecution, the latest from true crime author Jim Fisher.