
The Gold Spirals
& The Looting of Dacian Treasure
Dan Dimancescu(Author)
Lulu.com (Publisher)
Published on 13. January 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
188 pages
978-1-716-24389-9 (ISBN)
Description
Between 1996 to 2001, hoards of archaeological artifacts were looted in Transylvania and illicitly trafficked. The looters focused on a region centered in the Carpathian Mountains which served 2,000 years ago as the fortified spiritual-capital of the ancient Dacian tribal kingdom. Most valued and rare were massive golden spiral bracelets, twenty-four in all, heretofore-unknown to the archaeological world. Many sold in six figures sums to European and American collectors.
The Gold Spirals saga highlights the dedication of a few individuals antiquarians and police officials in Romania Europe and the North America. Over more than a decade, they remained dogged and passionate in bringing the guilty to justice and in seeking to recover treasures central to Romanian cultural identity.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Morrisville
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
282 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-716-24389-9 (9781716243899)
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Person
Dan Dimancescu: Originator of expeditions for National Geographic Magazine. Author of books and articles and producer of documentaries on multiple subjects. Business consultant to Fortune 500 companies. Studied at Dartmouth College, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy & Harvard Business School. British born, Romanian parents. Board Member of ALIANTA (Washington, DC) and the Foundation Conservation Carpathia (Romania). U.S. and Romania citizen.