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Catastrophe! The Looting and Destruction of Iraq's Past

Katharyn Hanson author Geoff Emberling editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures

Published:1st Aug '08

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With an introduction by Professor McGuire Gibson, this up-to-date account describes the state of the Iraq National Museum in Baghdad and chronicles the damage done to archaeological sites by illicit digging. Contributors include Donny George, John M. Russell, Katharyn Hanson, Clemens Reichel, Elizabeth C. Stone, and Patty Gerstenblith. Published in conjunction with the exhibit of the same name opening at the Oriental Institute April 10, 2008, this book commemorates the fifth anniversary of the looting of the Iraq National Museum.

ISBN: 9781885923561

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 385g

88 pages