http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/04/04/priceless-egyptian-sarcophagi-lids-were-sawn-in-half-by-smugglers/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/04/04/priceless-egyptian-sarcophagi-lids-were-sawn-in-half-by-smugglers/#comment-32334 Magoonski Sat, 07 Apr 2012 12:38:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=36251#comment-32334 Hey, as long as people are willing to buy them of course they're going to be damaged. Don't blame the smugglers, they probably have family and no decent job opportunities. If you want to stop this kind of thing, fix poverty and punish the wealthy who buy things that belong to the world. Hey, as long as people are willing to buy them of course they’re going to be damaged. Don’t blame the smugglers, they probably have family and no decent job opportunities. If you want to stop this kind of thing, fix poverty and punish the wealthy who buy things that belong to the world.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/04/04/priceless-egyptian-sarcophagi-lids-were-sawn-in-half-by-smugglers/#comment-32333 kelltrill Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:52:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=36251#comment-32333 @Charlie L, it's not all disheartening. Take a look: http://www.waxingapocalyptic.com/2011/02/04/ancient-respect-in-egypt/ During the Egyptian revolution that overthrew Mubarak, Egyptians made a concerted effort to protect these antiquities. @Charlie L, it’s not all disheartening. Take a look:
http://www.waxingapocalyptic.com/2011/02/04/ancient-respect-in-egypt/
During the Egyptian revolution that overthrew Mubarak, Egyptians made a concerted effort to protect these antiquities.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/04/04/priceless-egyptian-sarcophagi-lids-were-sawn-in-half-by-smugglers/#comment-32332 mike Thu, 05 Apr 2012 05:28:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=36251#comment-32332 Find the ones responsible and saw them in half Find the ones responsible and saw them in half

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/04/04/priceless-egyptian-sarcophagi-lids-were-sawn-in-half-by-smugglers/#comment-32331 Charlie L. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:58:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=36251#comment-32331 This is incredibly disheartening. This is incredibly disheartening.

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