eBay driving world’s tomb raiders out of business, says prof (The Register)

Online fools’ lust for forged tat stymies looters An American archaeology prof says that a long-feared outbreak of eBay-driven tomb raiding has failed to occur. Rather, it seems that the online dross emporium – by creating a huge and profitable new market for forged antiquities – has drawn criminals and charlatans out of looting and into making crappy imitations for eBay.… Whitepaper – Real time …

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