Monday, October 25, 2010

Turkey's underwater cultural heritage in danger, says expert

"Turkey's underwater cultural heritage in danger, says expert

Turkey’s underwater cultural heritage faces a number of threats, especially from sport divers, an archaeology expert says during a meeting in Istanbul. ‘When sport divers go down 30 meters and find an artifact, they consider that a huge success and want to keep it,’ says an academic, adding that laws must be more strictly enforced"

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