A tourist has sparked outrage in Greece after being photographed lifting an ancient marble fragment at the Temple of Apollo, raising serious concerns about the site’s preservation. The marble appears to have been a loose piece — meaning that by being moved, it was likely scratched. [2000×1333]
by Party_Judgment5780
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Now imagine how often this kind of thing is happening without selfies going viral. The tragedy of the commons is in full effect here. If you (the government/society) truly value these sites, you need to actively protect them.
$5 says he didn’t place the stone gently back on the ground.
Honestly, seeing people sitting on them, they don’t look very well protected/preserved.
now we’re messing with the old gods
Please let him not be an American. We’re drowning in bad press as it is
– Do you know what can destroy the strongest building ?
– No. What ?
– Stupidity.
Douche bag
I mean, an ancient Roman would be impressed with the feat of strength
It’s a fckn rock dude. as you said laying loosely on the ground /discarded
Have an archeological site that poorly protected and monitored and a little bit of damage is gonna be inevitable.
He was *totally* the first person to ever do this and no one ever sat on or climbed all those loose rocks before.
It’s a fucking rock y’all. Even if every single tourist picks it up it’ll still be there in another 1000 years.