Sep 4 2012

Iraq reports looting of 37000 artifacts from southern province

By Khayoon Saleh Azzaman, September 5, 2012 The southern Iraqi Province of Dhiqar, Iraq’s richest in Mesopotamian artifacts, has reported the looting of nearly 37000 archaeological pieces from ancient sites within its demonstrative borders, according to the  Antiquities Department. The department’s chief information officer, Hakem al-Shammari said the report of the massive looting has prompted [...]