Looting

Mississippian cultures and the famous tombs of King Tutankhamen and The Death Pit at Ur, one can explore how these trends and differences appear. Additionally, these case studies can be used to examine larger issues within the field of archeology -- such as looting and preservation -- and to explore missteps in previous excavations in order to prevent those mistakes in the future. Mississippian burials are very modest in comparison to the graves found in Ur and in Egypt, representative of…

few, of looting and price gouging. The writer acknowledges that the looters were too few to notice and that those foolish enough to try and loot property of the victim of Harvey were either arrested or chased away. It is hence clear that even though some people were genuinely interested in helping the affected people in the Harvey tragedy, some were up to no good. The writer sways the reader to the winning side of the argument by insisting that even though there were a few cases of looting, the…

even areas, like a store’s windows being smashed and the store being looted followed by a man being dragged away by police. This style of editing gave a sense of the chaos that has ensued. The sense that the scene is constantly shifting, from the looting of a store, to the flipping of a car, to the police beating down a rioter, to rioters running away from the line of riot police ready to take charge. This editing allowed the audience to almost experience the madness that the protesters and the…

In fact every “hot blooded” male during this period is trying to assert his “masculine” self by kidnapping and raping women. Ishwar Singh joins the gangs in looting shops and houses, after which he goes back home to present the “booty” to his mistress Kalwant Kaur. One night after looting gold ornaments from Muslim houses and presenting them to her he abruptly leaves her house to roam the deserted streets apparently in search of some woman to satisfy his lustful…

venezuelan history: the "Caracazo",also named "sacudon" (big shake). Its trascendence is such, that still now Venezuelans live under its shadow: it is still mentioned and specially feared. It consisted in a series of protests, riots, shootings and lootings due to population's turmoil. The name "Caracazo" is because most of those events took place in Caracas, the Venezuela's capital, but the protests started in Guarenas and Guatire, some cities near Caracas. Then, they spread to Caracas,…

injured. By the next day many blacks were arrested for looting, sniping, and arson by the Ohio National Guard. A major difference of Mayor Stokes handling of the situation was that he thought further violence could be avoided if black officers patrolled Glenville and kept the National Guard and white officers on the perimeter. The rational was that this would keep racial tensions in check. The killing had stopped but vandalism and looting did continue. The Glenville Riots did not help the…

The discovery of King Tut's tomb, was the greatest archaeological find of the twentieth century, due to its relative completeness and lack of looting. In Carter gives a very detailed account of how the he and his team went about finding, preserving, and cataloging all of the wonderful treasures found in the tomb. He begins with describing the initial process of preserving any fragile pieces first, and then photographing everything for later reference. Carter then goes on to describe how they…

World War, and I was interested in learning the role art played in World War II. The Rape of Europa explores the systematic purging of art different art that was deemed unworthy or degenerate by the Hitler and the German officials, and also the looting of art the Germans deemed worthy from the countries they occupied. It also shows Hitler’s love and even obsession for art and his persistence of the German officials to participate in art appreciation and collection. Another plot point discussed…

Yelitza Nava CJS 280-001 Akram, S. (2014). Recognizing the 2011 United Kingdom riots as political protest: A theoretical framework based on agency, habitus and the preconscious. British Journal of Criminology, 54(3), 375-392. Sadiya Akram purpose in her article is based on discussing a theoretical framework to be able to understand riots as well as the rioter, while keeping in mind the 2011 riots in the United Kingdom. She argues that rioting is a political action, but to be able to…

Lithuanian Jews reinvigorated the Jewish communities. In 1810, however, Tzvat fell victim to another earthquake killing 80% of its jewish presence.The remaining Jews were held ransom by Abdullah Pasha, the leader of a crusade against the Jews.The 1834 Looting of Tzvat was lead by rebel Arabs who destroyed the Jewish Quarter. Tzvat remained a mixed city during the British Mandate for Palestine, while religious groups caused tension all throughout the 1920’s. With the eruption of the 1929…