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 complex topic.
Zainab Bahrani, “Iraq’s Cultural Heritage: Monuments, History, and Loss.” Art Journal 62, no. 4 (Winter, 2003): 10-17.
Malcolm Russell, “Why Should We Care?” Art Journal 62, no. 4 (Winter, 2003): 22-29
Stephennie Mulder, “The blood antiquities funding ISIL,” Al-Jazeera, 12 November 2014 (English edition).
For further reading, please see the individual posts under this section, and we also recommend the following:
Taylor Luck, “Syrian rebels loot artifacts to raise money for fight against Assad,” Washington Post, 12 February 2013
Phillip Jedicke, “Germany attracts trade in looted artifacts,” DW.de, 24 October 2014