tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post1439647555381743577..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: The "ISIL Excavation Videos"Paul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-58117900429780702352015-08-05T04:33:30.352-07:002015-08-05T04:33:30.352-07:00The point is, isn't it that the videos are sup...The point is, isn't it that the videos are supposed to show how looters get the artefacts out of sites, the size of the hole was the surprise, as was the apparent systematic way the "looting" depicted was going on. Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-37847065309401513632015-08-05T03:52:02.231-07:002015-08-05T03:52:02.231-07:00Yes, it appears that this is staged. In addition t...Yes, it appears that this is staged. In addition to your extensive description of what is, or is not, taking place, I would add no dust pans and no dirt/sediment in the gufahs. The digging with a shovel is also questionable. Possible but unlikely given how deep they in the trench/architecture. No doubt that some of the individuals have excavation experience but don't really understand stratigraphy and/or context.Geoarchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05454632535139684926noreply@blogger.com