Looters digging for artifacts.

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…

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5 men stand arround a mummy coffin that had been looted.

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…

Two men walk through as a historic neighborhood burns during a military raid.

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…

Aerial view of holes in the ground resulting from looting.

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…

Aerial view of a Ziggurat in Iraq

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…

Holes in the ground resulting from looting.

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…