Reporter Simon Cox investigates the looting and subsequent sale of antiquities from Syria in this episode of Channel 4's Dispatches (18 April 2016). The programme discusses a lintel known to have come from Syria and on offer in London; a manuscript in Copenhagen; and an intercepted consignment.
The programme can be viewed here for the next 29 days.
Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
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