80% of archaeological sites in W. Bank damaged – report
"Four out of five sites have been harmed in one way or another," said an expert, adding that the main issues are vandalism, theft, unsupervised construction and agriculture.
Photo of the remains of the Herodian era town of Archelais, with craters to show where thieves have dug into the Jordan Valley site.(photo credit: PRESERVING THE ETERNAL)ByTOVAH LAZAROFF