Fascinating story on the fabled site at Carcemish, on the Turkey/Syria border. Its precarous position has paradoxically meant it was protected by mines meant to deter aggression but happily also deterring looters. Now archaeologists are getting overhead shots by sending up kites. Now all we need are cameras that can upload those images automatically so kiteflying citizens can crowdsource site monitoring.
These legal requirements are designed to prevent the illicit removal of
historically or culturally significant objects, allowing authorities to
assess each item’s provenance and value before it crosses borders.
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Following a two-year investigation, culminating in a coordinated effort
between Spain’s Guardia Civil and Italy’s Carabinieri Command for the
Protection ...
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