tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868481.post8634938302603952272..comments2023-07-29T03:07:30.086-05:00Comments on The Punching Bag: Iraqi Official Says Thousands Of Artifacts RecoveredLarry Rothfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14525764497697221380noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5868481.post-24718177717516449832010-08-07T14:15:08.146-05:002010-08-07T14:15:08.146-05:00and of course "recovering the artefacts"...and of course "recovering the artefacts" after they've been ripped out of the archaeological sites is not what the preservation of the archaeological record is all about. One way or another its the looting of the sites that has to be prevented.Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.com