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When ISIS launched its murderous campaign in Syria and northern Iraq, it needed cash to fund its terrorist operations. While Islamic State terrorists were bombarding screens across the globe with propaganda videos documenting their slaughter of innocents, and destruction of irreplaceable archaeological sites, behind the scenes they were selling Syria's precious ancient past to the highest bidders. While western collectors turned a blind eye to the source of the antiquities they were buying, their money was going into the pockets of extremist groups hell-bent on destroying the west.

Tomb raiders, trafficking and blood treasure. Loot is a fascinating investigation into how the trade in stolen antiquities and art has become a major source of income for criminal syndicates, gangs, and terrorists across the globe. Using a different case study, each episode of Loot looks at how and why everybody from Islamic State to the Chinese Triad have muscled in on the act, and why international law enforcement agencies are determined to shut it down, but often powerless to act.

Primary Title
  • Loot
Episode Title
  • Blood Antiquities: Islamic State and the theft of Syria's past
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 9 July 2023
Start Time
  • 19 : 30
Finish Time
  • 20 : 30
Duration
  • 60:00
Series
  • 1
Episode
  • 2
Channel
  • Whakaata Māori
Broadcaster
  • Whakaata Māori
Programme Description
  • Tomb raiders, trafficking and blood treasure. Loot is a fascinating investigation into how the trade in stolen antiquities and art has become a major source of income for criminal syndicates, gangs, and terrorists across the globe. Using a different case study, each episode of Loot looks at how and why everybody from Islamic State to the Chinese Triad have muscled in on the act, and why international law enforcement agencies are determined to shut it down, but often powerless to act.
Episode Description
  • When ISIS launched its murderous campaign in Syria and northern Iraq, it needed cash to fund its terrorist operations. While Islamic State terrorists were bombarding screens across the globe with propaganda videos documenting their slaughter of innocents, and destruction of irreplaceable archaeological sites, behind the scenes they were selling Syria's precious ancient past to the highest bidders. While western collectors turned a blind eye to the source of the antiquities they were buying, their money was going into the pockets of extremist groups hell-bent on destroying the west.
Classification
  • PGR
Owning Collection
  • TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Art thefts--Investigation
  • Archaeological thefts
  • Documentary television programs--Australia
Genres
  • Art
  • Crime
  • Documentary
  • History
Contributors
  • Robert Lee (Narrator)
  • Meaghan Wilson Anastasios (Producer)
  • Meaghan Wilson Anastasios (Writer)
  • Justin Corbett (Producer)
  • Zane Bryant (Editor)
  • Tony Lee (Executive Producer)
  • EQ Media Rights (Production Unit)
  • SBS Australia (Production Unit)
  • Fulcrum Media Finance (Funder)
  • Media Super (Funder)
  • Beyond Rights (Funder)
Subjects
  • Art thefts--Investigation
  • Archaeological thefts
  • Documentary television programs--Australia