In a similar attack in 2001, the Taliban destroyed ancient Buddhist relics in Afghanistan.

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Greece, birthplace of the Olympics and home of ancient relics and honeymoon hideaway isles, is noteworthy for another reason.

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The Jewry Wall Museum, only a short distance from the cathedral and the Greyfriars parking lot, houses medieval relics and ancient Roman ruins on its grounds.

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But the cultural relics police were not so amused when Carey laid down on top of an ancient stone carving.

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While the provenance of such new relics is easy to establish--a photo would do--that of ancient relics is more problematic, especially of ones attributed to Jesus.

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