New York University is trying to establish a world-class archaeological institute — with funds from a philanthropist who has been linked to looted artefacts. Rex Dalton reports.
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Rex Dalton is a US West Coast correspondent for Nature.
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Dalton, R. Archaeology: Facing up to the past. Nature 452, 22–23 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/452022a
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