Authorities say Hobby Lobby's Gilgamesh tablet is stolen, must go back to Iraq

Re:Authorities say Hobby Lobby's Gilgamesh tablet is stolen,... by sonofhans on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @11:37PM (#23243054)

Well, one of these artifacts looks to have been in that region of the world for over 5000 years. That's a pretty good track record.

I'm sure the citizens of Philly wouldn't be susceptible to any arguments that Baghdad would be a better place to store the Liberty Bell.

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Re:Authorities say Hobby Lobby's Gilgamesh tablet is stolen,... by cm2187 on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @04:09AM (#23244480)

That’s not a very good argument. ISIS has destroyed a lot of artefacts and antique ruins. The track record, even recent, is actually pretty bad.

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Re:Authorities say Hobby Lobby's Gilgamesh tablet is stolen,... by nyolfen on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @08:16AM (#23245943)

it was sitting underground and unknown to men for almost all of time

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Re:Authorities say Hobby Lobby's Gilgamesh tablet is stolen,... by Torok on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @04:13AM (#23244508)

Your first point makes sense but your second just isn't comparable in any way at all seeing as Baghdad is literally one of the most inhospitable places to live at the moment

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