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The criminal trade in ancient objects

The criminal trade in ancient objects

Update: 2025-09-2546
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Many of us like to visit museums to see ancient artefacts in person – it's an exciting way to learn about the history and culture of different civilisations. But did you know that there are criminal networks which steal and trade these ancient objects? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary.

Find a full transcript, worksheet and interactive quiz for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2025/ep-250925

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Comments (6)

Niloufar Asgarpour

متنش کجاست؟

Sep 28th
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Wania

❤️❤️

Sep 27th
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essi

artefact دست ساز، آثار تاریخی looted دزیده شده game changer عامل تحول آفرین bottleneck تنگنا repatriate به میهن خود برگرداندن middle-of-the-road میانه رو

Sep 27th
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The criminal trade in ancient objects

The criminal trade in ancient objects

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