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Podcast: New Books in Art
Episode: Looted Episode 4: Village Pillage (“Field Notes”)
Description: This is the fourth in a series of podcasts from Zoe Kontes’ terrific “Looted.”
Archaeologist Dr. Spencer Pope shares his thoughts on looting in Sicily, particularly at the site of Palik, a 2,400 year old town not far from Catania on Sicily’s east coast, in the fertile plains of the islands active volcano, Mt Etna. The site has a mystical nature, considered sacred since antiquity due to the bubbling lakes near which it is situated. Looters use metal detectors at the site to find ancient coins, and in the process destroy important scientific evidence for understanding the mix of c...