artifacts found
most of the artifacts alleged to have been stolen from the National Museum in Baghdad seem to have been safely recovered. From cnn, via tacitus,

U.S. Customs agents, working with military and museum experts at the National Museum in Baghdad, have recovered nearly 40,000 manuscripts and about 700 artifacts, government officials announced in Washington Wednesday, leaving perhaps only a few dozen key pieces missing.

this is great news, something to rejoice about, funny how it took them almost a month to get the information out though. the burning however, of the National Library, where incredibly important documents including ancient and rare copies of the Quran were incinerated continues to be a scar of the war that remains and is unlikely to be salved over by time.
posted by ubaid - Thursday, May 08, 2003 at 6:51 PM - 0 comments - post anonymously