The myths about illegal antiquities and why you should never buy them

Hannah Pethen. 'The myths about illegal antiquities and why you should never buy them!', Archaeology and Egyptology in the 21st century July 26, 2017:

Buying antiquities, whether on the black market or legally, is always a risky business. Whatever myths purchasers tell themselves, most black market antiquities are looted from archaeological sites, destroying precious scientific information. Purchasing them only encourages further looting and removes them from their legitimate owners, the people of the countries which originally contained or displayed them. And buying from criminals puts money in the hands of murders, and forgers. No matter how exciting an object is, it’s never worth buying an illegally obtained antiquity on the black market.

What's the betting that lilly-livered trade lobbyists are going to pretend they did not see it?