Looted: the risks of buying ancient history
We look into a reported rise in the looting and laundering of ancient relics
Business Daily · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
It may be a key plot point in films and video games like Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider, but the real-life looting of ancient artefacts has reportedly reached unprecedented levels – and research suggests that even terror groups could be cashing in on stolen relics. What’s being done to stop it?
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Presented and produced by Ryan Keane
(Picture: A looted Etruscan urn recovered by the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Italy, now stationed at its HQ in Rome. Credit: BBC)