Looted Artefacts: Black Market of Archaeology (opens in new tab)

Listen to Looted Artefacts: Black Market of Archaeology from The Ancients. Have you ever wondered about the dark side of archeology? The illegal seizing of ancient artefacts? The looting of goods from age old historical sites and their sale on the black market? Well it is a practice that goes back hundreds of years and today we’re exploring how it works, why it happens and what government bodies are doing to prevent it.In this episode of The Ancients Tristan Hughes is joined by Prof. Valerie ...