Looters destroying many Iraqi archaeological sites From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: May 25, 2003| Author: EDMUND L. ANDREWS | Copyright 2003 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Looters destroying many Iraqi archaeological sites

Artifacts thousands of years old promise a quick buck

By EDMUND L. ANDREWS New York Times

Sunday, May 25, 2003

Isan Bakhriat, Iraq -- Mobs of treasure hunters are tearing into Iraqi archaeological sites, archaeologists say, stealing urns, statues, vases and cuneiform tablets that often date back 3,000 years to the ancient civilizations of Babylon and Sumer.

Here at the site of what was once Isin, an Aramean c...

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