tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279887958085077691.post1608973238581539388..comments2024-02-22T10:35:12.485-08:00Comments on Cultural Property Observer: Why Send Them Back to Iraq or Syria for that Matter?Cultural Property Observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924359202414555962noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279887958085077691.post-74769641528334836032014-10-15T01:57:12.825-07:002014-10-15T01:57:12.825-07:00Surely Mr Tompa, it follows that anyone who advoca...Surely Mr Tompa, it follows that anyone who advocates this kind of repatriation, especially the archaeological myopic who lead the visually impaired academics (so-called), are even greater heritage vandals than the regimes you highlighted?<br /><br />Taken a step further, it is surely better to have looted artifacts in the market-place than have them destroyed by barbarous regimes? Indeed, I would suggest that so-called 'looters' might be considered to be engaging in rescue archaeology?<br /><br />Perhaps those archaeologists who shout the most about smuggled/looted artifacts, ought to be encouraged to go and confront ISIS? <br /><br />If Paul Barford, for instance, could meet ISIS rebels face-to-face and use the same language to them that he uses against detectorists and collectors I'm sure they woud be impressed.<br /><br />Best wishes<br /><br />John Howland<br />EnglandJohn Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11752752229384757087noreply@blogger.com