For me at least, the purpose of the podcast was to sort of break these barriers to trust. You know, there's a well earned history of this trust. And it wasn't just about a bunch of activity and that we wanted to be really transparent about the progress... It was all of us being truthful about our wid make.
Priceless cultural artifacts have been plundered and sold for hundreds of years. You can find these relics in museums and in private collections. In recent years, with the advent of online marketplaces, researchers have begun to find a lot of artifacts for sale on the web.
The Syrian War has resulted in hundreds of thousands of casualties. Not to mention, hundreds of billions in damages. And that battle has played out on land considered to be the cradle of civilization -- a place rich with layers of archeological history.
Producer Zeina Dowidar and her team on the Kerning Cultures podcast tell stories about the Middle East and North Africa. For this episode, they took a comprehensive, inside look at how one country struggled to retain its cultural heritage in the midst of a brutal conflict.
Divining Provenance
Plus we have an interview and preview of the podcast Real Good