The World from PRX

antiquities

A cuneiform tablet purchased by the Greens for their Bible Museum.
Arts
Hobby Lobby ignored ‘red flags’ about stolen Iraqi artifacts
A boy selling antiques in Old Aleppo, January 2015. Archaeological treasures, thousands of years old, are being openly looted and traded In Syria and neighboring nations.
Conflict
Modern day ‘Monuments Men’ try to save antiquities from ISIS