Cultural heritage is victimized by natural and human crises as it could not be a first priority for governments during crisis. As a result, cultural heritage faces increasing damages, especially during the long period crises like armed conflicts and lake of security in the archaeological sites. On the long term, it is hard to monitor, document and restore the damages. Damages on archaeological sites could be: encroachments by illicit digging for antiquities, agriculture, modern buildings, quarrying or even sabotage and removing architectural elements from archaeological site. This paper discusses illicit digging, its motivations and consequences on archaeological sites through some case studies as an example, in addition to highlight international efforts to repatriate some stolen objects from archaeological sites as a result of illicit digging according to UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (Paris 1970).
Zaky, R. (2022). Illicit digging in cultural heritage sites. Misr University Journal for Humanities, 2(4), 268-295. doi: 10.21608/mjoms.2022.234940
MLA
Reham Zaky. "Illicit digging in cultural heritage sites", Misr University Journal for Humanities, 2, 4, 2022, 268-295. doi: 10.21608/mjoms.2022.234940
HARVARD
Zaky, R. (2022). 'Illicit digging in cultural heritage sites', Misr University Journal for Humanities, 2(4), pp. 268-295. doi: 10.21608/mjoms.2022.234940
VANCOUVER
Zaky, R. Illicit digging in cultural heritage sites. Misr University Journal for Humanities, 2022; 2(4): 268-295. doi: 10.21608/mjoms.2022.234940
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