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Looting is the act of stealing, or the taking of goods by force, typically in the midst of a military, political, or other social crisis, such as war, [1] natural disasters (where law and civil enforcement are temporarily ineffective), [2] or rioting. [3] The proceeds of all these activities can be described as booty, loot, plunder, spoils, or ...
The sack of Jerusalem, from the inside wall of the Arch of Titus, Rome. Looted art has been a consequence of looting during war, natural disaster and riot for centuries. Looting of art, archaeology and other cultural property may be an opportunistic criminal act or may be a more organized case of unlawful or unethical pillage by the victor of a conflict.
Archaeological looting is the illicit removal of artifacts from an archaeological site. Such looting is the major source of artifacts for the antiquities market . [ 1 ] Looting typically involves either the illegal exportation of artifacts from their country of origin or the domestic distribution of looted goods. [ 2 ]
The looting of defeated peoples' cultural heritage by war has been common practice since ancient times. In the modern era, the Napoleonic looting of art was confiscations of artworks and precious objects by the French army or officials [ 1 ] After Napoleon's defeat, some looted artworks were returned to their country of origin, according the ...
Grave robbing in China is a practice stretching back to antiquity; the classic Chinese text Lüshi Chunqiu, dating to the 2nd century BCE, advised readers to plan simple burials to discourage looting. [5] The presence of jade burial suits and other valuables in tombs were powerful temptations to rob graves. [6]
A spate of looting of stores and supermarkets around Argentina has led to dozens of arrests, a possible sign of increasing volatility with inflation over 100% and a tense race to general elections ...
The suspects are accused of looting in one of the county’s flood zones, the county sheriff’s office said. The eight migrant workers were arrested on Saturday.
In a letter to L.A. County District’s Attorney George Gascon, Adrian Guerrero, UP's director of public affairs, called the looting a "spiraling crisis" that's forcing the company to weigh re ...