Donna tackles the ‘Tomb Raiders’
Published: 10 April 2013
One of the University’s Research Associates has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to study the trafficking of Latin American cultural property.
One of the University’s Research Associates has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to study the trafficking of Latin American cultural property.
Dr. Donna Yates is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research, College of Social Sciences.
Donna will be travelling to Bolivia to conduct research on how countries can respond effectively to the looting and illicit trafficking of antiquities and cultural property. She will be heading to South America in July and will continue with her research over the next two years. She will also be working with the International Council of Museums.
Donna told Campus eNews: “I became interested in this issue after seeing first-hand the devastating effects of the illicit trade in antiquities on Maya archaeological sites in Guatemala. I discovered that one pot in a private collection or museum means a massive hole in the side of a temple.
“I am really delighted to have been given this award because it will allow me to expand on what we are already doing with the Trafficking Culture project by adding an interesting regional case study to our broader research into antiquities trafficking and transnational crime."
Since its establishment in 1946 under legislation introduced by U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the Fulbright Program has given approximately 310,000 students, scholars, teachers, artists, and scientists the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.
First published: 10 April 2013
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