Posted on Jan 9, 2016

‘Broken System’ Allows ISIS to Profit From Looted Antiquities

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“It’s a broken system that ISIS or anyone else, whoever is next, can play into,” said Donna Yates, an archaeologist at the Scottish Center for Crime and Justice Research at the University of Glasgow, referring to the Islamic State by one of its acronyms.

‘Broken System’ Allows ISIS to Profit From Looted Antiquities

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http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/isis-profits-from-destruction-of-antiquities-by-selling-relics-to-dealers-and-then-blowing-up-the-10483421.html

Revealed: How Isis profits from destruction of antiquities

So why is Isis blowing to pieces the greatest artefacts of ancient history in Syria and Iraq? The archeologist Joanne Farchakh has a unique answer to a unique crime. First, Isis sells the statues, stone faces and frescoes that international dealers demand. It takes the money, hands over the relics – and blows up the temples and buildings they come from to conceal the evidence of what has been looted.

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‘Broken System’ Allows ISIS to Profit From Looted Antiquities

‘Broken System’ Allows ISIS to Profit From Looted Antiquities

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