Italy returns ancient Iraqi artefacts seized from illegal traffickers

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The ancient artefacts, which include four terracotta cones and a cuneiform tablet, were presented at a ceremony in Rome attended by police officials and Iraq’s ambassador to Italy.

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00:00This is a video of the first archaeological excavations of the city of Tuscany.

00:12These are five archaeological finds dated from before 2000 BC.

00:21They are four cones and a terracotta tablet.

00:24The tablet is essentially an administrative act in which the indications of some prisoners are reported.

00:33The cones, on the other hand, are commemorative structures

00:38reminiscent of the builders of the various temples where they were placed.

00:47In fact, there are thousands of archaeological finds stolen, especially in 2003.

00:53But those five, the embassy found that there was a auction house that had put it up for sale

01:00and we contacted the cultural heritage protection nucleus, the TPC.

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