What is looting?
Looting of archaeological sites is not a recent problem. Many of the tombs of the Egyptian pharaohs were looted during olden days. Archaeology draws attention towards ancient objects, and people in hunt of artifacts or treasure cause damage to archaeological sites. Smuggling of antiques abroad to private collectors has caused immense cultural and economic damage in many countries. Governments of these countries are also responsible for such an activity, as they lack teeth to deter the looters. Looters damage and destroy archaeological sites, disallowing future generations information about their national and cultural inheritance. Google Earth to stop looting Google Earth can now successfully provide quality information on the subject of looting. Many archaeologists require certain kind of satellite images to gauge the level of looting at a specific place. Some can afford the very expensive satellite images while some cannot. Google Earth is now an answer to those who require the images
