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BULGARIA: land of the tomb raiders

The illegal diggers come at night with shovels and sacks, hunting through the places where they know the professionals have been. They’re looking for the tonnes of ancient artefacts that lie hidden in Bulgaria’s soil. In the past two decades, Bulgarian law enforcement agencies say this plunder has turned into a €30m-a-year industry for local…

2016-10-26 in Bulgaria, Illegal excavations, Metal detectoring, Selling of unprovenanced items.

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