r/Damnthatsinteresting 27d ago

Every stolen artifact needs to come back to its land. Video

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u/Chuffnell 26d ago

Or the taliban blowing up the ancient Buddha statues in Afghanistan.

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u/lowrads 26d ago

Or that cartoonishly evil villain, ISIS, which destroyed the gates to the ruined city of Nineveh, which are remains from a civilization from as far back as the early copper age, and who's origin was a shrouded mystery even in the time of Xenophon.

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u/Chuffnell 26d ago

But gee it sure is better than some dastardly people preserving it for future generations.