Catastrophe! the Looting and Destruction of Iraq's Past
Katharyn Hanson
(Author)
Geoff Emberling
(Editor)
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Description
With an introduction by Professor McGuire Gibson, this up-to-date account describes the state of the Iraq National Museum in Baghdad and chronicles the damage done to archaeological sites by illicit digging. Contributors include Donny George, John M. Russell, Katharyn Hanson, Clemens Reichel, Elizabeth C. Stone, and Patty Gerstenblith. Published in conjunction with the exhibit of the same name opening at the Oriental Institute April 10, 2008, this book commemorates the fifth anniversary of the looting of the Iraq National Museum.
Product Details
Price
$11.94
Publisher
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Publish Date
August 01, 2008
Pages
88
Dimensions
8.9 X 11.3 X 0.2 inches | 0.8 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781885923561
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About the Author
Geoff Emberling is Assistant Research Scientist at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology at the University of Michigan. He has held positions as Museum Director and Chief Curator at the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago and as Assistant Curator in the Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He has directed archaeological fieldwork at Tell Brak in northeastern Syria, in the Fourth Cataract region of northern Sudan, and is currently excavating at El Kurru, also in northern Sudan.
