web analytics
Stolen African artifacts offered for sale in Mali

The Centuries-Old Practice of Looting African Art Continues

DJENNE-DJENNO, one of the best-known archaeological sites in sub-Saharan Africa, spreads over several acres of rutted fields near the present city of Djenne in central Mali. The ruts are partly caused by erosion, but they’re also scars from decades of digging, by archaeologists in search of history and looters looking for art to sell. When [...]