Those few looters that managed to break into this site despite its protection have given every indication that they know precisely what they are looking for, where to find it, and how to get at it. Like many looters throughout Iraq and across the world, they have presumably been hired to obtain specific images; this separates them from the looters who dig up and sell whatever they can find. Nineveh – one of the more thoroughly researched sites, experts have little difficulty identifying objects stolen from Nineveh.