Looters | A Blog About History

Video footage shows illegal tunnels in Egypt

April 10th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

The Egyptian police have released video footage that shows several illegal tunnels dug by looters in search of Egyptian treasures.

January 3rd, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Two men convicted of dealing in ancient treasures, which were illegally excavated from a cemetery in northern Greece, have each

June 20th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

110 looted Egyptian artifacts have been confiscated from three people apprehended in Giza. Minister of State for Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim

March 30th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Two first century bronze statues about to be sold on the black market have been recovered by police in Jaen,

March 29th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

An illegally excavated statue which dates back to the sixth century B.C. has been found by police hidden in a

March 13th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

10 looters have been killed while illegally digging for treasures under a house in Luxor, Egypt. Rescue services were working

December 23rd, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

Four looters have been arrested in southeastern Bulgaria after being caught digging illegally at an ancient Thracian burial mound. he

July 26th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

The discovery of 600-year-old coins in Kashmir has set off a looting spree. A melee broke out on Saturday evening