One of the greatest archeological tragedies of the 20th Century was the destruction and pillage of the Bagdad Museum during the war with the US.
TV news footage showed priceless artefacts destroyed and being looted by locals. I doubt if the stolen items will ever be seen again.
While the artefacts were the property of the Iraqi people, they were also the property of the world, artefacts from which knowledge has been gained, and probably even more information remained to be found.
Has anything been done to track down the thieves and the stolen property?
Edited by toyomotor - 06-Feb-2014 at 21:28