Sentence examples for clandestine excavation from inspiring English sources
They also suggest that the aesthetic merit of a piece its beauty may outweigh its historical interest and that its destructive or clandestine excavation can therefore be justified.
"In accordance with the 1970 Unesco Convention, China has so far signed bilateral or inter-department agreements on preventing theft, clandestine excavation, and illegal import and export of cultural property with nine countries, including Peru, Italy, India, Chile, Greece, Philippines, Cyprus, Venezuela and U.S.," he wrote.
"Our aim has not been to get objects back but to develop cooperation and fight clandestine excavations," Mr. Fiorilli said.
"There has been a gradual reduction in clandestine excavations," and "we continue to recover artifacts" in greater numbers because of investigative activities, said Gen. Mariano Mossa, the Commander of the Carabinieri for the Protection of the Cultural Patrimony, the military police unit specializing in art and antiquities theft.
Not exactly clandestine conduct".
Excavation requires two hands.
"Firstly because it was clandestine.
Sounds clandestine to be sure.
