THE PLUNDERING OF ZEUGMA

Turkish mosaics have been ripped from their sites and sold internationally. Does anyone care? “The excavations uncovered a Roman villa. The news was published. The mosaic was to stay in situ and locked up. Six years went by. One night, thieves came, cut out two-thirds of the mosaic and made off with it. Interpol has been searching the entire world for it since 1998.” – Artnet