'Smoking gun' ancient coins are being looted from excavations
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 11:06
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Millions of ancient looted coins from archaeological excavations enter the black market yearly, and a researcher who has seen plundered sites likens the thefts to stealing “smoking guns” from crime scenes. But those who collect and study coins have been far too reluctant to condemn the unregulated trade, he says.