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EPISODE · Jul 16, 2025 · 17 MIN

Looted: the risks of buying ancient history

from Business Daily · host BBC World Service

It may be a key plot point in films and video games like Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider, but the real-life looting of ancient artefacts has reportedly reached unprecedented levels – and research suggests that even terror groups could be cashing in on stolen relics. What’s being done to stop it?If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: [email protected] and produced by Ryan Keane(Picture: A looted Etruscan urn recovered by the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Italy, now stationed at its HQ in Rome. Credit: BBC)

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