Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
Monday, 7 July 2008
Iraq: Looting Still a Problem
Martin Bailey's report on Iraq for The Art Newspaper continues to generate discussion (see my earlier comments). Larry Rothfield has drawn attention to last week's report by Andrew Lawler in Science that reminds us of the on-going looting of archaeological sites in Iraq.
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