Thefts since inscription

Important objects stolen from WHS after they have been inscribed.

Connected Sites

Site Rationale Link
Archaeological Site of Aigai Sometime around Aug/Sept 2001 6 carvings were prised from the Throne of Queen Eurydice at Aigai. See -
Auschwitz Birkenau Auschwitz death camp sign stolen (Dec 18 2009) - resolved
Bagan Historic sculptures have been stolen from two pagodas (April 2022).
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks August 2011: six slabs of rock from the Burgess Shale fossil site were stolen (the thieves were caught within a day and the rocks recovered)
Kii Mountain Range Statue Head (Jun 20 2008)
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo Roof from Church of Our Lady of Ljeviš - for the valuable lead (wiki)
Ningaloo Coast Giant tooth of ancient 15-metre shark stolen (March 2018)
Ohrid Region 9 icons were stolen from the Church of St. John at Kaneo in the 1980s
Route of Santiago de Compostela Codex Calixtinus manuscript stolen from Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela Codex Calixtinus manuscript stolen from Santiago de Compostela

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