The One
31st October 2011, 21:09
It is hard to imagine how much was robbed from the national Tunisian heritage, In early February, Bach Chaouch formed a specialised committee within the culture ministry to investigate stolen historic items. He explained that he had previous experience in tracking down lost artefacts while working with UNESCO where he successfully retrieved Cambodian treasures with help from Interpol. He added that he intends to ask Interpol to help Tunisia retrieve its antiquities.
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In March-April 2003, Iraqi cultural institutions and archaeological sites suffered major losses of priceless historical artifacts. Looting from archaeological sites continues on a massive scale. A number of artifacts stolen from the Iraq National Museum have been returned, but between 7,000-10,000 remain missing. Among the missing are the diorite statue of Entemena and almost 5,000 cylinder seals
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About '1,000 Relics' Stolen During Egypt Uprising .Thieves stole around 1,000 relics from museums and archeological sites across Egypt since protests against the government broke out in January
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Priceless Libyan Treasure, Including 7,000 Ancient Coins, Plundered In Benghazi During Uprising
A priceless collection of more than 7,000 ancient coins and other irreplaceable artefacts have been found missing from a bank vault in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi.
The theft of the treasures, many of which date from the time of Alexander the Great, is one of the biggest heists in archaeological history, according to United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO.
The ancient treasures were plundered during the Libyan uprising - but the details have only begun to emerge this week.
The National Transitional Council is believed to have kept the entire incident quiet until recently for fear of tarnishing their image while they were battling Colonel Gaddafi's regime. Now they have announced that some of the coins,
The collection included more than 10,000 pieces. From Greek, Roman, Byzantine and early Islamic coins, to jewellery and precious stones. The treasure was excavated from the temple of Artemis in the Roman city of Cyrene, near Benghazi.
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All the above were stolen by experts,makes you wonder if they are after something ancient
Is this going to happen with every country in the middle east that has an uprising mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
They certainly have the best artifacts in the world
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In March-April 2003, Iraqi cultural institutions and archaeological sites suffered major losses of priceless historical artifacts. Looting from archaeological sites continues on a massive scale. A number of artifacts stolen from the Iraq National Museum have been returned, but between 7,000-10,000 remain missing. Among the missing are the diorite statue of Entemena and almost 5,000 cylinder seals
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About '1,000 Relics' Stolen During Egypt Uprising .Thieves stole around 1,000 relics from museums and archeological sites across Egypt since protests against the government broke out in January
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Priceless Libyan Treasure, Including 7,000 Ancient Coins, Plundered In Benghazi During Uprising
A priceless collection of more than 7,000 ancient coins and other irreplaceable artefacts have been found missing from a bank vault in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi.
The theft of the treasures, many of which date from the time of Alexander the Great, is one of the biggest heists in archaeological history, according to United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO.
The ancient treasures were plundered during the Libyan uprising - but the details have only begun to emerge this week.
The National Transitional Council is believed to have kept the entire incident quiet until recently for fear of tarnishing their image while they were battling Colonel Gaddafi's regime. Now they have announced that some of the coins,
The collection included more than 10,000 pieces. From Greek, Roman, Byzantine and early Islamic coins, to jewellery and precious stones. The treasure was excavated from the temple of Artemis in the Roman city of Cyrene, near Benghazi.
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All the above were stolen by experts,makes you wonder if they are after something ancient
Is this going to happen with every country in the middle east that has an uprising mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
They certainly have the best artifacts in the world