El|gi|nism

El|gi|nism
El|gi|nism «EHL guh nihz uhm», noun.
the practice of removing items of archaeological value, often illegally, from their original sites and transporting them to foreign countries for sale or exhibition: »

A draft antiquities convention due to be considered by Unesco experts in Paris in April…uses the term “Elginism” as a synonym for archaeological plunder (Peter Hopkirk).

╂[< the Elgin Marbles, an ancient Greek frieze purchased and brought to England between 1803 and 1812 by the Earl of Elgin. Byron accused the Earl of vandalism for removing the sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens.]

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