EBay Has Unexpected, Chilling Effect On Looting Of Antiquities, Archaelogist Finds (Science Daily)

Archaeologists held their breath more than a decade ago when the launch of eBay theoretically increased the market for looted archaeological treasures. In fact, eBay hasn’t increased looting, as originally feared. By creating a market for increasingly sophisticated fakes, eBay has actually had a dampening effect on the market for looted antiquities.

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