BBC Radio 4's "File on Four" will be covering the topic of looted antiquities from Syria and Northern Iraq its programme next week (and also available on the BBC World Service). It will investigate claims about the value of the material surfacing on the market as well as the routes used to get items onto the western markets.
Programme details here.
Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
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