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The US military says “military necessity” takes precedence over the safeguarding of this Islamic landmark
We can help by providing training in site management techniques, in museology and in conservation
The American contractor that built the infrastructure for a base adjacent to the ancient site is responsible for much of the destruction, says an independent report
In an article Bahrani wrote for the Guardian, she stated “[We have seen the] active destruction of the archaeological and historical record of the land”
The US-Iraqi academic has turned her attention to addressing the unauthorised excavation of archaeological sites
If an item is not immediately handed over to a “constable”, its owner could be receiving a prison sentence, even if he has legal title to the object
If a person in the UK who has a cultural item of Iraqi origin in his possession does not immediately hand that item over to a “constable”, he may now be guilty of a criminal offence and liable to imprisonment, even if he has legal title to the object
The ambassador assesses the situation on the ground and recommends that swift action must be taken if cultural landmarks are to remain
The venture is backed by the Iraqi authorities, who have a stake in the newfound Iraq Project Company
The organisations will survey the condition of the country’s historic sites and then raise money for their restoration
By expressing their wish to join an international cultural task force, Iran acknowledges the mutual cultural history that ties the two countries
Highlights from the university's museum on show in 'Treasures from the royal tombs of Ur'
Found in the headquarters of Saddam’s secret police force in Baghdad, the cache has been transferred to Washington for conservation
"I served with all my might", said Alfonso Perez Sanchez
The cards were issued to US troops in Iraq to help them identify the enemy
The Americans did not list protection of Uruk as necessary when they handed over administration to the Netherlands
The exhibition could raise money to repair the ransacked National Museum of Iraq
The Art Newspaper takes inventory of the worst casualties
While the Warka Vase has been accounted for, reports suggest that the cylinder seal collection has vanished
The Art Newspaper speaks to the director of the Metropolitan about the historical significance of the Iraq Museum's plunder and how disasters of its kind can be dealt with
American army says it was aware of the risks, but did not protect the building as Iraqi nationals overwhelmed staff who attempted to defend the collection
Polls show the public could not care less what the art world thinks
Iraq’s history is our history too
Iraq war poses significant risk to cultural treasures in the region
The ancient Assyrian empire, along with over a hundred other heritage sites, will face detrimental flooding
Few have seen the Nimrud gold, a cache of eighth-century BC Assyrian royal gold
Archaeologists descended upon three sites in Southern Iraq rumoured to contain antiquities
Professor John Malcolm Russell's personal connection to the objects left him well placed to recognise them in images from sales
In a lecture given at London's Institute of Archaeology, Dr Lamia al Galiani-Werr drove home the urgency of the issue