THREAD: Libya's cultural heritage has been under critical threat due to years of conflict and a robust market demand.

ATHAR Project was proud to contribute our findings on Facebook's black market in Libyan antiquities to @ASOResearch

http://www.asor.org/chi/updates/2021/01/illicit-trade-looting-libya
In Libya, antiquities traffickers in include militants.

On Oct. 23, 2019, a Facebook user who claimed to work at the 32nd Reinforced Brigade, an elite military unit of Gaddafi loyalists formerly under the command of Gaddafi’s son Khamis posted an oil lamp for sale in a FB group
As recently as December 19, 2020, a user who listed his profile location as Tripoli, Libya posted a large bust of a male figure carved in marble in a Facebook antiquities trafficking Group

This particular offer was posted as a reply to another author’s post in the group.
In addition to small finds, larger sculptures and fragments of inscriptions are occasionally posted.

On August 4, 2018 a user listed in Tripoli, Libya posted a portion of an inscribed column for sale in a Facebook antiquities trafficking group.
More valuable finds may be posted by the same user across multiple Facebook Groups.

We've previously highlighted this user listed as located in Derna, Libya, posted a Roman marble statue for sale across three Facebook trafficking groups over the course of two weeks.
More valuable finds may be posted by the same user across multiple Facebook Groups.We've previously highlighted this user listed as located in Derna, Libya, posted a Roman marble statue for sale across three Facebook trafficking groups over the course of two weeks.
More valuable finds may be posted by the same user across multiple Facebook Groups.We've previously highlighted this user listed as located in Derna, Libya, posted a Roman marble statue for sale across three Facebook trafficking groups over the course of two weeks.
More valuable finds may be posted by the same user across multiple Facebook Groups.We've previously highlighted this user listed as located in Derna, Libya, posted a Roman marble statue for sale across three Facebook trafficking groups over the course of two weeks.
More valuable finds may be posted by the same user across multiple Facebook Groups.We've previously highlighted this user listed as located in Derna, Libya, posted a Roman marble statue for sale across three Facebook trafficking groups over the course of two weeks.
"Regardless of Facebook’s updated policy against posting antiquities for sale, these posts continue. Such posts dwarf the current capacity of local authorities and international partners to monitor and record these instances, let alone intervene."

http://www.asor.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Looted-Antiquities-Libya-ASOR-Report-reduced-size.pdf
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