People & Politics | Babylonian Artifacts in German Auction Houses

743 views · Published 31 July 2009 · 5:23 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: DW News · 2009 · News & Politics

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Illegal trade in cultural treasures from ancient Babylon is on the increase in Germany.It's a million-dollar business,and customs and investigators are powerless to control it. The millennia-old Iraqi artifacts have usually been looted by Iraqis but US soldiers have also stolen from the war-torn country.

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