It has been announced that a cross-European investigation has closed a network of looting in southern Italy [press release]. It has involved law enforcement agencies in France, Germany, Serbia and the United Kingdom. It is reported that thousands of objects have been seized as well as tools used in looting activities.
Does the presence of UK enforcement agencies suggest that some of the material was due to be sold in London?
Again, the scale of the operation is a reminder that looting is not an issue that has disappeared and it continues to threaten the finite archaeological record.
Discussion of the archaeological ethics surrounding the collecting of antiquities and archaeological material.
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