I'll Admit it....

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I've been mourning Digit and haven't been able to get into things lately. Maybe this one will snap me out of it.

http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/ju ... gical-site
Massive Looting and Destruction at Ancient Egyptian Archaeological Site
Don't be so fast to send archaeological treasures back to Egypt.
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I thought looting was illegal.
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You need a government to enforce those laws.
Something is wrong here. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption, and the Ice Capades. Something is definitely wrong. This is not good work. If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed.

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Minimalist wrote:I've been mourning Digit and haven't been able to get into things lately. Maybe this one will snap me out of it.

http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/ju ... gical-site
Massive Looting and Destruction at Ancient Egyptian Archaeological Site
Don't be so fast to send archaeological treasures back to Egypt.
I miss Dig too. Somehow it seems dull here without his input... :(
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Minimalist wrote:You need a government to enforce those laws.
I read somewhere that the local police were in collusion with the looters, chasing away any potential witnesses with death threats.

How do you counter the actions of people so willing to sell off their patrimony? :(
"Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test." ~ Robert G. Ingersoll

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It is speculated that even in antiquity grave-robbing was a serious problem whenever the government broke down.

I don't know that you can stop it.
Something is wrong here. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption, and the Ice Capades. Something is definitely wrong. This is not good work. If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed.

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“It is speculated that even in antiquity grave-robbing was a serious problem whenever the government broke down.

I don't know that you can stop it.”

Not a very good track record.
About the same as shoveling against the tide.
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A fair analogy.
Something is wrong here. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption, and the Ice Capades. Something is definitely wrong. This is not good work. If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed.

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