Khmer Antiquities Caper - Looting Cambodia's Cultural Heritage

Sometimes even the most respected people have a dark side...

And one of those people would be Douglas Latchford, a renowned collector and amateur scholar of Khmer antiquities. At the same time, he was actually responsible for stealing a huge portion of Cambodia's cultural heritage through decades of art trafficking. The sad part however is that he wasn't exactly a criminal mastermind...he committed his archaeology crime right under the noses of everyone - governments, auction houses, museums and other buyers - and many of his wares had obvious signs of looting. While a strange twist of fate allowed him to escape punishment, at least much of his ill-gotten gains did wind up in the right hands.

Chapters
00:00 The Brazen Archaeology Crime
03:06 The Role of Douglas Latchford
05:50 The Investigation Unfolds
08:54 The Aftermath and Repatriation
12:03 The Legacy of Latchford's Crimes

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