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In memoriam: Lamia al-Gailani Werr, protector of Iraq’s archaeological heritage

“Because her family is one of the oldest in Iraq, her sense of history was very keen." One of the earliest effects of the Iraq War on i

"Bittersweet Vindication" - Fake? Illegal? Welcome to the Museum of the Bible in Washingto

"The Dead Sea forgeries could be part of the most significant sham in Biblical archaeology..." UPDATE: The Museum of the Bible in...

UPDATE: Hobby Lobby's "tile samples" - cuneiform tablets, cylinder seals and inscribed

In 2010, the Green family - owners of Hobby Lobby and the force behind the new Museum of the Bible (above) in Washington, DC - ignored...

The Erbil Citadel—“history is alive among its walls”

Erbil (or Irbil or Arbil), the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, is one of the longest continually inhabited settlements in the...

Is the Museum of the Bible on a dangerous search for artifacts? A word from UNESCO’s Director Genera

Hobby Lobby is a national chain of stores dedicated to arts and crafts supplies. David Green opened the first store in 1972 in Oklahoma...

Hobby Lobby, Museum of the Bible, and illegal antiquities from Iraq

Hobby Lobby is a national chain of stores dedicated to arts and crafts supplies. David Green opened the first store in 1972 in Oklahoma...

Destroyed—the Grand al-Nuri Mosque of Mosul and its famous leaning minaret

Destruction of heritage sites by ISIS has been extensive. In recent months, as anti-ISIS forces have been making military gains,...

ISIS and Nimrud—and a new $400,000 effort to restore this important, but damaged, biblical site

On March 31, the US Department of State announced a joint program with the Smithsonian Institution for an emergency program of...

Babylon, once the world's largest city

Babylon sits in the fertile valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the birthplace of a succession of ancient Mesopotamia...

Illicit excavations lead to the murder of cultural heritage officers in Iran

Human conflict in culturally rich areas such as the Middle East ultimately leads not only to the loss of human life, but also to heritage...

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