{"id":38284,"date":"2025-06-09T12:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T12:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/?p=38284"},"modified":"2025-06-09T12:00:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T12:00:43","slug":"antiquities-looting-surges-in-syria-after-regime-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/09\/06\/2025\/antiquities-looting-surges-in-syria-after-regime-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Antiquities Looting Surges in Syria After Regime Collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>LONDON <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 The looting and black-market sale of Syrian antiquities have spiked dramatically via Facebook since the collapse of the former regime in December, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/jun\/08\/looted-from-syria-sold-on-facebook-antiquities-smuggling-surges-after-fall-of-assad\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Guardian<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reported on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The British newspaper said the breakdown of Syria\u2019s once-feared security apparatus, combined with deepening poverty, has triggered a modern-day gold rush, with many Syrians turning to treasure hunting and illegal excavation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quoting archaeologists, local heritage officials, and NGOs, the report highlights a surge in looting across the country, exacerbated by the absence of effective law enforcement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Antiquities Trafficking and Heritage Anthropology Research (ATHAR) Project, which monitors the illicit trade in cultural property, documented that one-third of the 1,500 known cases of Syrian antiquities sold via Facebook since 2012 occurred after December\u2019s regime collapse.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Read also: <a href=\"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/18\/05\/2025\/ancient-syrian-rattles-show-toys-existed-4500-years-ago\/#\">Ancient Syrian Rattles Show Toys Existed 4,500 Years Ago<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere has been an explosion of looting since the fall of the former regime,\u201d said Amr Al-Azm, Professor of Middle East History and Anthropology at Shawnee State University in Ohio. He told <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Guardian<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that any remaining restrictions that might have existed under the previous government have now completely disintegrated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Katie Paul, co-director of the ATHAR Project, said the past three to four months have seen &#8220;the largest global spike in Syrian antiquities trafficking ever recorded.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Syria\u2019s transitional administration has urged looters to cease their activities and offered rewards for surrendering artifacts, enforcement remains weak. Authorities have warned that violators could face prison sentences of up to 15 years. However, the government is primarily focused on rebuilding a devastated nation and has limited resources to protect its archaeological heritage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Read also: <a href=\"https:\/\/963media.com\/en\/24\/03\/2025\/can-syrian-agriculture-reclaim-its-former-strength\/#\">Can Syrian Agriculture Reclaim Its Former Strength?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Metal detectors are now openly sold in Damascus, with social media advertisements promoting devices such as the \u201cExtreme Hunter,\u201d priced at just over $2,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Guardian<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Facebook has become a primary hub for the illicit trade, where both public and private groups offer a wide range of stolen items, from ancient coins to entire mosaic floors and large stone statues. 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