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Plundering of archeological sites
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 11:58 am
by Gfamily
Bad as this is
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53889663
This has to be worse
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... n-ore-mine
Re: Plundering of archeological sites
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 12:51 pm
by Little waster
Though a special shout out to the US for turning ancient Babylonian ruins* into a
tank park after sitting back and watching them get looted with a “sh.t happens” shrug.
Talk about parking your tanks on the lawn.
*If your google-fu is particularly good you might even find a pre-invasion column by David Aaronvitch** where he outlines his future plans for a holiday in a free and peaceful Iraq to visit these irreplaceable, wonderful ruins. It’s heart-breaking in hindsight.
**AFAIK he was last sighted in a Murdoch-rag staunchly pretending the War on Terror never happened.
Re: Plundering of archeological sites
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 11:08 pm
by jdc
BBC's Australia section had a story this week on some Rio Tinto execs having their bonuses cut.
Apparently, no one person was to blame, there were "missed opportunities", and "the company failed to uphold one of Rio Tinto's core values - respect for local communities and for their heritage".
Which I'm sure will be a great comfort.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53885695
Re: Plundering of archeological sites
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 4:32 am
by Martin_B
jdc wrote: ↑Tue Aug 25, 2020 11:08 pm
BBC's Australia section had a story this week on some Rio Tinto execs having their bonuses cut.
Apparently, no one person was to blame, there were "missed opportunities", and "the company failed to uphold one of Rio Tinto's core values - respect for local communities and for their heritage".
Which I'm sure will be a great comfort.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53885695
That BBC story gives a different explanation to one I heard in the papers over here. About a month or so ago the story was that Rio Tinto had communicated with the local communities, but over a different area, and they were trying to work out if the local engagement had been erroneous (even deliberately?) or the work was in the wrong area. The BBC story suggests that the work was in the correct area, but that there wasn't consultation with the original owners. Sadly Rio Tinto have form.
Re: Plundering of archeological sites
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 7:57 am
by plodder
I've heard directly from contractors that a huge roman villa was excavated and quietly skipped during the building of the M2.