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Catastrophe! The Looting and Destruction of Iraq's Past

edited by Geoff Emberling and Katharyn Hanson

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. 88p, 48 col & b/w illus. (The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago 2008)

ISBN-13: 978-1-885923-56-1
ISBN-10: 1-885923-56-2

Paperback. Price US $29.95
This book is generally in stock.

Foreword (Gil J Stein); Preface (Geoff Emberling); Map of Iraq; Time Line of Events; The Looting of the Iraq Museum in Context (McGuire Gibson); The Looting of the Iraq Museum Complex (Donny George);Efforts to Control Damage to Sites and Monuments (John M Russell); Why Does Archaeological Context Matter? (Katharyn Hanson); Cataloging the Losses: The Oriental Institute's Iraq Museum Database Project (Clemens Reichel); Archaeological Site Looting: The Destruction of Cultural Heritage in Southern Iraq (Elizabeth C Stone); Legal Aspects of Controlling the International Market in Looted Antiquities: The Paradigm of Iraq (Patti Gerstenblith).


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