It is not uncommon to hear archaeologists and cultural heritage advocates argue that looting stems largely from ignorance on the part of locals about the past they are destroying, and that the best way to stop those who would dig is to educate them to care about and embrace heritage as their own. That view is difficult to square with this news report about metal detectorists digging on the battleground at Gettysburg.
Lydian Hoard: More Returns to Türkiye
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Source: New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned two more pieces of
silver from the Lydian Hoard. They con...
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