UK 'Monuments Men' bid to save sites
THE British government plans to bankroll a team of archaeologists to save artefacts at risk because of IS attacks in the mid-east.
BRITAIN is to back a modern-day group of Monuments Men to salvage historic sites at risk from destruction by Islamic State.
THE Government is helping bankroll a team of "rescue archaeologists" to lead efforts to save priceless artefacts in Iraq, Syria and Libya.