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SEAArch Newsletter: Did this guy just confess to looting artefacts from the Philippines?

SEAArch Newsletter: Did this guy just confess to looting artefacts from the Philippines?

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Jun 19, 2023
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Among our top trending stories this week is a story of Syed Shameer Hussain, who at a press conference at Bengaluru announced the discovery of a trident and a vajra (thunderbolt) which he found while mining in the Philippines. According to two online sources, he then “registered” the artefacts with the Archaeological Survey of India.

Isn’t this looting? …

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