ZOH MY GAWD Anthropology

archaeology:

Olympia stash worse than feared 

Police said on Tuesday that 77 artefacts - more than than initially estimated - were snatched in last week’s armed robbery at Ancient Olympia, raising concerns that drastic spending cuts have left dozens of museums poorly protected.

 

Two gunmen used a sledge hammer to slash display cabinets after tying up a museum guard in Friday’s robbery.

 

Most of the items on the list released Monday were bronze and pottery figurines, vases and lamps.

Follow the link for descriptions (in Greek) and photos of the stolen objects.

This kind of thing just makes me so sad. You aren’t stealing from a museum, you are stealing something that belongs to EVERYONE. You are stealing history, you bastards.