Zach WeinersmithSep 22, 2023
There should be a reverse Indiana Jones film where a South American tribe sneaks into the Vatican, steals some relics, and gets away on a boat while a bunch of men in golden robes shake their fists and shout their strange language.
Show threadRichard Knott

@ZachWeinersmith we suspect this is what happened recently at the British Museum

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/08/22/reports-claim-close-to-2000-artefacts-were-stolen-from-british-museum-according-to-internal-investigation

'More than 1,500' artefacts were stolen from British Museum, internal investigation reportedly reveals

A Unesco antiquities trafficking expert says the theft is "probably the worst case so far"

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Show threadrastilinSep 23, 2023

@richardknott @ZachWeinersmith

There's a bit saying he sold a 50,000 pound roman coin for 40 pounds on ebay...