The looting of Iraq continues apace

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I agree that every 1,000 year old cup isn't worth it, but many are.

Some historic evidence can be worth more than a life, perhaps, but like I said, archeologists have had plenty of time took around already, I'd assume anything important is already well documented enough. Other than information, historical pieces only hold sentimental value, and I won't easily value that over a life.

EDIT: I hardly see the value in a cup though, unless it has drawings on it perhaps, or contains remainders of food, a cup by itself is pretty worthless. Pottery barn will happily supply you with as many as you'd ever need.
The Buddha statues in Afghanistan were a different matter alltogether, first of all because it wasn't an if situation, there would have been nothing lost if they still stood, and second of all because they were a 'wonder' a rare (in scope) and unique achievement of ancient human civilization. Not quite a cup.