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We’re just beginning to grasp the toll of the Islamic State's archaeological looting in Syria

  • Written by Fiona Greenland, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Virginia
A Syrian archeologist holds an artifact that was transported to Damascus for safe-keeping during the Syrian Civil War.AP Photo/Hassan Ammar

The Islamic State surrendered its last scrap of territory, in Baghouz, Syria, this past March.

While some argue that celebrations of IS’s demise are premature, there’s no question that the terrorist...

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