from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation -
Afghanistan being 'systematically looted' warns museum organization
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A sobering update - and also the realisation that the enchanting and captivating artefacts displayed in museums often have a murky (and possibly illegal) past. It is ironic that encouraging a greater appreciation of heritage can lead to the side-effect of driving the illicit trade in antiquities - or is this a problem already there, regardless of who or how many passes through the portals of the museum.
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Can't help but remember certain cases I read when illicit trade in antiquities are effected by desperate people who need the money to solve life's basic needs, such as medication, because their pay from a full time job was simply too little. There are of course, another kind of black sheep which does not deserve our sympathy but I think the problem is more deep-rooted than we know.
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