Isis destroying artefacts

It's a great shame Isis are destroying such artefacts that can't ever be replaced , not really sure what their logic is to destroy such artefacts

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Trying to eradicate anything that reminds them the lands have not always been the caliphate, quite what the end to this will be I can't imagine.

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Wont watch 'anything' to do with them ....................

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Its a crying shame. Even though I would never get to see them. Myself , why deny others to see a part of History thats been around for hundreds of years ,

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Maybe it's just me but I think that destroying ancient artifacts is a vile, senseless crime. These things can NEVER be replaced.

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Let's just hope they have been digitally captured.

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Its easy to deny that there is an alternative to your way of thinking if you destroy all evidence that proves there is ..
Its a tactic thats been used before and will no doubt be used again.

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Think its to do with the depiction of living things which is banned under Islam. But if you look very closely at some of the statue's being destroyed they seem to be plaster cast.the real ones hopefully have been spirited away years ago

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Fingers crossed.

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I'm with you, Alan. I hate reading of these crimes. They may seem like worthless pieces, but they are history.