Among the 'finds' was a relief sculpture showing a banquet scene.
Apparently the looting team consisted of at least eight individuals. Several arrests have been made.
This is a good reminder that sensitive archaeological sites, even ones of major historical significance, are being looted to provide objects for the international market in recently-surfaced antiquities.
Further links and video available from Paul Barford, "Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues".
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From Hürriyet Daily News
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For additional visual material as well further discussion related with this tragic archaeological looting incident (shame on all local authorities in Milas), please see:
http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=RadikalDetay&ArticleID=1012518&Date=08.08.2010&CategoryID=77
http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=RadikalGaleriHaber&Date=08.08.2010&ArticleID=1012523&PAGE=20
http://www.milliyet.com.tr/son-100-yilin-en-onemli-kesfi-yerinde-sergilenecek/turkiye/sondakika/18.04.2008/1275716/default.htm?ref=haberici
http://www.milliyet.com.tr/Yasam/SonDakika.aspx?aType=SonDakikaGaleri&ArticleID=1275716&PAGE=1
http://www.haberturk.com/kultur-sanat/haber/541326-turkiyenin-tutankhamonu
http://phdiva.blogspot.com/2010/08/hecatomnus-tomb-found.html
Worth to check details of the reliefs, wall paintings and the extremely fine masonry on the passageway leading to the burial chamber. Although, many details would be lost, but online translation sources may be used for following the Turkish texts accompanying the web pages cited above.
Yasar Ersoy
Teşekkür ederim,
David
Video footage of the monument taped by the looters and distributed to the press by the Police Department.
http://www.milliyet.com.tr/defineciler-mezari-videoya-cekmis/turkiye/sondakikaarsiv/15.08.2010/1276455/default.html
Yasar Ersoy
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