- Oriental Institute: Lost Treasures from Iraq
Offers selected images of some of the objects looted from the Iraq Museum during the U.S.-led war in Iraq. Includes sections on sculpture, cuneiform tablets, tools, figurines, glass, coins, and textiles.
www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/IRAQ/iraq.html
- Iraq-Museum Baghdad
Features a collection of photographs of the city and its environs.
info.uibk.ac.at/c/c6/c616/museum/museum.html
- Iraq: The cradle of civilization at risk
From H-Museum. Ongoing coverage of the search for lost works of art and antiquities from museums in Iraq. Includes links to related documents, organizations, and articles.
www2.h-net.msu.edu/~museum/iraq.html
- UNESCO: Crisis in Iraq
Information on UNESCO's efforts in response to looting of museums in Iraq. Includes news articles, FAQs, notes on legal instruments, photographs of artifacts, and a list of Iraqi World Heritage Sites.
www.unesco.org/culture/iraq
- Archaeology: Protecting Iraq's Ancient Heritage
Collection of news stories and editorials about the need to protect cultural heritage in Iraq during, and after, the war in Iraq.
www.archaeology.org/magazine.php?page=online/features/iraq/index
- Threat to world heritage in Iraq, The
Examines ongoing efforts to protect the cultural heritage of Iraq, including works of art, antiquties, and archaeological sites. Includes a directory of Iraqi heritage sites, maps, and information on destroyed artifacts and heritage in the line of fire.
users.ox.ac.uk/~wolf0126
- WBUR Public Arts: Iraq's Heritage Endangered (2003-04-08)
April 2003 report on the looting and destruction of artifacts in Iraq's museums and libraries, as well as notes on archaeological emergencies in the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War.
www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbur/arts.artsmain?action=viewArticle&id;=466124&...
- The Art Newspaper: The Looting of the Iraq Museum
Includes images of selected treasures from the Iraq Museum.
www.theartnewspaper.com/iraqmus/index.html
- WBUR Public Arts: Book Burning
Archive of a March 2003 report on the threat to ancient manuscripts during the war in Iraq.
www.publicbroadcasting.net/wbur/arts.artsmain?action=viewArticle&id;=474030&...
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