Except when thousands and more Euros and/or dollars can be made from selling same.
Lintel from Syria for sale in London
“Despite their stated aim of destroying ancient cultural heritage, the so-called Islamic State have been looting Syria and Northern Iraq and selling the antiquities they find to raise money for their activities. It has now becoming apparent that some of those artifacts may be ending up on the market in London. Simon Cox is the BBC’s investigative reporter and Dick Ellis is former head of the Metropolitan Police's Art and Antiques squad.”
http://lootingmatters.blogspot.com/
Link at http://www.thehistoryblog.com/
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