Alex Thomason
Near and Middle East Ancient artifacts have been subject to looting over many years. According to Ursula Lindsey with The New York Times, “The Middle East lost many of…
Category: Looting
Looting of Ancient Artifacts Continues in the Near Middle East
Looting of Ancient Artifacts Continues in the Near Middle East The act of looting has been around since the time of the first creatures to walk the Earth. It…
Looting in the Near and Middle East
The Guardian: Photograph: Sandro Vannini/SCA Sandro Vannini/Supreme Council of Antiquities Throughout history there has always been a want and a need for what you do not have, today this same…
Looting: The Destruction of History
Throughout the history of mankind, cultures have looted from other societies. Whether it be at times of conflict, or after a society’s collapse, historians have traced artifacts excavated in one…
Looting The Ancient Middle East
When asked about the war in the Middle East, ancient dig sites aren’t exactly the first thing that comes to mind for most people. The harsh reality is, however, that…
Resolving Looting in the Near and Middle East
There are a lot of issues concerning the Middle East, but many do not realize that one of the major problems is looting. Since Middle Eastern countries do not…
Looting Issues in the Near and Middle East
Looting of artifacts within the Middle East has long since been an issue that appears to have no foreseeable resolution. This epidemic even dates back over thousands of years, such…
Looting, Loss, and the Casualties of War: Bibliography
These articles were those assigned to the class as a whole, and that this team of investigators used as their launching point for their position statements and research into this…
Looting in the Near and Middle East
Looting in the Near and Middle East http://www.unesco.org/new/en/safeguarding-syrian-cultural-heritage/ The act of looting seems to stem from the outbreak of war, or by conflict that can cause chaos. Claims are made…