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<p>[QUOTE="Ken Dorney, post: 3449805, member: 76086"]"It is true that Iraq has a domestic law on antiquities, the <a href="https://culturalpropertynews.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Law-No.-55-of-2002-for-the-Antiquities-and-Heritage-of-Iraq.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://culturalpropertynews.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Law-No.-55-of-2002-for-the-Antiquities-and-Heritage-of-Iraq.pdf" rel="nofollow">Law No. 55 of 2002 for the Antiquities and Heritage of Iraq</a>. This law prohibits removal not only of what is commonly thought of as “antiquities” but also has a classification called “Heritage Material,” which consists of “the movable and immovable property, less than 200 years of age, possessing a historical, national, religious and artistic value.”</p><p><br /></p><p>This law can be broadly interpreted as meaning that if I were in Iraq, pooped in the morning, said poop could be defined as "Heritage Material". Such is the insanity of modernity.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ken Dorney, post: 3449805, member: 76086"]"It is true that Iraq has a domestic law on antiquities, the [URL='https://culturalpropertynews.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Law-No.-55-of-2002-for-the-Antiquities-and-Heritage-of-Iraq.pdf']Law No. 55 of 2002 for the Antiquities and Heritage of Iraq[/URL]. This law prohibits removal not only of what is commonly thought of as “antiquities” but also has a classification called “Heritage Material,” which consists of “the movable and immovable property, less than 200 years of age, possessing a historical, national, religious and artistic value.” This law can be broadly interpreted as meaning that if I were in Iraq, pooped in the morning, said poop could be defined as "Heritage Material". Such is the insanity of modernity.[/QUOTE]
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