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British Museum is digitizing its entire collection in response to recent thefts | All of that scanning will cost over $12 million. (www.engadget.com)

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British Museum is digitizing its entire collection in response to recent thefts | All of that scanning will cost over $12 million.::The British Museum is digitizing its entire collection of more than eight million pieces, at a total cost of over $12 million. This move was announced after the museum experienced a theft back in August.

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[-] totallynotarobot@lemmy.world 37 points 11 months ago

The thefts weren't recent, they started stealing that collection decades ago.

[-] sramder@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Higgs is suspected to have taken uncategorized items and selling them on the e-commerce website eBay. One item worth $64,000 was offered for online auction for as little as $51 and listings for artifacts from the museum’s collection appeared online as early as 2016, according to a report in the Telegraph.

[-] totallynotarobot@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The stealing I meant was the British Museum's acquisition of the collection, but this too.

[-] ilikekeyboards@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

With all my respects if you repatriate them here in Mexico they will end up in some gangsters villa. The ministry of culture is weaker than their coked up limp dicks.

[-] totallynotarobot@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Oh well that's a drag :(

[-] DeathWearsANecktie@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago

Lol that was my first thought when I read this too. Nonetheless, there's zero chance of any of the historical artifacts being repatriated to their countries of origin now. It's a big loss.

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