Sentence examples for illegal excavation from inspiring English sources

"But when you have 1,000 people, some of them will want to do illegal excavation".

Picón's suggestion that many antiquities are chance finds of a farmer and a plow rather than the product of concerted illegal excavation is, archeologists say, a convenient fiction.

And even if that law is accepted as applicable, dating the illegal excavation of any site is difficult because no records are typically kept.

Museums have heralded these restitution agreements as a way to take a stand against illegal excavation and forge stronger ties with art-rich nations.

In the past decade, a number of high-profile court cases have centered on the illegal excavation and exportation of ancient archeological finds.

In June 2009, the city Buildings Department ordered an evacuation because of what it said was illegal excavation work that compromised the stability of the building.

"For a period there was looting everywhere and illegal excavations.

Some of the Taliban mullahs had good links to the antique smugglers but they also killed people for illegal excavations.

The number of illegal excavations and thefts has worsened to the point that groups are organizing heavy machinery to carry out extensive digs.

Today, the pillaging of cultural heritage sites shows up on satellite maps that are pock-marked with hundreds of recent, illegal excavations.

More than 500 illegal excavations have taken place at Dahshur since 2011 – an increase mirrored at sites all over the country.