CATASTROPHE!: The Looting and Destruction of

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.

Foreword	p. 5
Preface	p. 7
Map of Iraq	p. 10
Time Line of Events	p. 11
The Looting of the Iraq Museum in Context	p. 13
The Looting of the Iraq Museum Complex	p. 19
Efforts to Protect Archaeological Sites and Monuments in Iraq, 2003-2004	p. 29
Why Does Archaeological Context Matter?	p. 45
Cataloging the Losses: The Oriental Institute's Iraq Museum Database Project	p. 51
Archaeological Site Looting: The Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Southern Iraq	p. 65
Legal Aspects of Controlling the International Market in Looted Antiquities: The Paradigm of Iraq	p. 8
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