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Looting Matters: Where are the Sculptures Stolen from Albania?

Looting Matters: Where are the Sculptures Stolen from Albania?

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Would establishing workshops to produce replicas, sold as tourist souvenirs, help decrease the number of forgeries flooding the antiquities market?

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