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A cuneiform tablet purchased by the Greens for their Bible Museum.

Hobby Lobby ignored ‘red flags’ about stolen Iraqi artifacts

July 6, 2017Arts

The company Hobby Lobby was caught buying looted artifacts from Iraq. They say they didn’t know. Antiquities theft expert Donna Yates finds that hard to believe.

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.

Modern day ‘Monuments Men’ try to save antiquities from ISIS

February 13, 2015Conflict

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