Global Response to the threat to Iraq Cultural Heritage
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The threats to the cultural heritage sites in Iraq have produced a number of responses from groups around the world. On this page, a collection of the statements of support appears under the heading of "Declarations." The following section provides information about links to the main on-line list serves that provide news about the current situation in Iraq. Finally the "Threats and Preservation" provides the news about the status of sites and artifacts sorted by the names of the historic sites. |
See also Images of Cultural Artifacts and Architecture by site name.
Declaration
General Resources
- Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in Event of Armed Conflict hosted by: UNESCO - Culture
- International Council on Monuments and Sites Declaration hosted by: ICOMOS - International Council on Monuments and Sites
- Iraq Culture at Risk - The Vienna Declaration hosted by: Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology - Congress April 8 - 12, 2003
- MELA Committee on Iraqi Libraries: Aims & Strategies hosted by: Middle East Librarians Association, Committee on Iraqi Libraries
- Open Declaration on Cultural Heritage at Risk in Iraq hosted by: Archaeological Institute of America
- Saving the Past for Future Generations: UPM's Statement on the Looting of the Iraq National Museum hosted by: University of Pennsylvania Museum
- Statement by the Oriental Institute's Iraq Museum Working Group concerning the Looting and Destruction of Iraq's Museums, Libraries, and Archaeological Sites hosted by: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago
Online Community
General Resources
- CULHTG-IRAQ listserv archive hosted by: US Working Group for Iraq Cultural Heritage
- Iraqcrisis Listserv hosted by: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago
Threats and Preservation
General Resources
- Assessment of Damage to Libraries and Archives in Iraq - 29th April 2003 hosted by: International Federation of Libraries and Archives
- Assessment of Damage to Libraries and Archives in Iraq Jun 27 - July 6, 2003 hosted by: International Federation of Libraries and Archives
- Beyond the Looting - What's next for Iraq's Treasures hosted by: National Geographic*
- Endangered Iraqi objects hosted by: Interpol
- Experts on the Archaeological and Cultural Heritage of Iraq hosted by: Archaeological Institute of America
- Government Views of Iraq: Cultural Heritage hosted by: Cohen Library, The City College of New York
- Heritage Destroyed hosted by: Threat to World Heritage in Iraq, Oxford University
- Heritage in the Line of Fire hosted by: Threat to World Heritage in Iraq, Oxford University
- H-Museum: Iraq: The Cradle of Civilization at Risk hosted by: H-Museum
- International Cultural Property Protection hosted by: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
- Interpol Emergency Red List of Iraqi Antiquities at Risk hosted by: Interpol
- Inventory of Museums in Iraq hosted by: International Council of Museums
- Iraq Conflict in Context: The Lost Palaces of Iraq hosted by: BBC
- IRAQ MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS, ARCHIVES, & LIBRARIES, SITUATION REPORT, 8 JUNE 2003 hosted by: Middle East Librarians Association, Committee on Iraqi Libraries
- Iraqcrisis listserv archive hosted by: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago
- IRAQI CULTURAL HERITAGE hosted by: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
- Iraqi Cultural Heritage Crisis hosted by: American Association of Museums
- Iraqi Cultural Heritage: second UNESCO mission - 27 June 2003 hosted by: UNESCO - Culture
- Iraq's Antiquities War Map hosted by: National Geographic*
- Iraq's History is Our History Too hosted by: Art Newspaper*
- National Geographic Hot Spot: Iraq hosted by: National Geographic*
- News Articles from Archaeology Magazine hosted by: Archaeology - Online Magazine of AIA
- Oriental Institute Lost Treasures from Iraq Project hosted by: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago
- Overview: The British Museum and the Iraq Crisis hosted by: British Museum
- PICTURES OF DAMAGED LIBRARIES IN IRAQ hosted by: Middle East Librarians Association, Committee on Iraqi Libraries
- Rebuilding Iraq hosted by: Threat to World Heritage in Iraq, Oxford University
- Resources on Iraqi Museum Collections hosted by: International Council of Museums
- SAFE - Our mission is to increase public awareness of the importance of preserving cultural antiquities worldwide. hosted by: SAFE - Saving Antiquities for Everyone
- The 2003 Iraq War and Archaeology hosted by: 2003 Iraq War & Archaeology (Francis Deblauwe)
- The Tower of Babel: Dangerous Archaeology hosted by: Center for Heritage Resource Studies, University of Maryland
- UNESCO - Heritage in Danger: Iraq hosted by: UNESCO World Heritage
- UNESCO and Iraq hosted by: UNESCO Media Services
- Unesco lengthens list of looted art in Iraq hosted by: International Herald Tribune*
- UNESCO World Heritage Tentative Sites hosted by: UNESCO World Heritage
- WORLD MONUMENTS FUND AND GETTY CONSERVATION INSTITUTE CREATE INITIATIVE TO CONSERVE IRAQI CULTURAL HERITAGE hosted by: World Monuments Fund
Adab (Tell Bismaya )
- Cultural Assessment of Iraq: A Helicopter Inspection of Endangered Southern Sites hosted by: National Geographic*
- NIPPUR AND UMM AL-HAFRIYAT -- 1998-99 ANNUAL REPORT hosted by: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago
- Tell Bismaya, April 15, 2003 - UNESCO Activities inculding THE RESTORATION OF THE IRAQI CULTURAL HERITAGE hosted by: UNESCO - Culture
Ashur (Assur, Qalat Sherqat )
- Treasure Under Saddam's Feet hosted by: Discover Magazine
Babylon (Babel )
Baghdad
- A Personal Account of the First Unesco Cultural Heritage Mission to Iraq, May 16-20, 2003 by John M. Russell hosted by: UNESCO - Culture
- A Personal Account of the First Unesco Cultural Heritage Mission to Iraq, May 16-20, 2003 by John M. Russell hosted by: Archaeology - Online Magazine of AIA
- History of the Baghdad School of American School of Oriental Research 1923-1969 hosted by: American Schools of Oriental Research
- Minerva Magazine: Focus on Iraq hosted by: Minerva: The International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology
- Pictures of Damaged Libraries hosted by: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago
- Return to Baghdad: The Cost of War at the Iraq Museum hosted by: BBC
- The Looting and Destruction of the National Museum and Library hosted by: Vassar College Art Department
Ctesiphon
Hatra
- Guarding the Temple Photograph by Randy Olson hosted by: National Geographic*
- Survey of Iraq’s archaeological sites - Hatra hosted by: National Geographic*
- UNESCO - Heritage in Danger: Hatra hosted by: UNESCO World Heritage
Larsa (Tell as-Senkereh, biblical Ellasar )
Mosul
- Iraqi Officials to Hide Babylon Antiques to Protect Them From Bombing hosted by: Islam Online
- Looters grab priceless objects from Iraqi museums hosted by: Mercury News*
Nimrud (Kalhu, Calah )
- Finding the Treasures of Nimrud hosted by: Archaeology Channel
- Treasures of Nimrud Found in Iraqi Vault hosted by: BBC
Nineveh (Tell Kuyunjik )
- BBC Conflict in Context: The Lost Palaces of Iraq: Nineveh hosted by: BBC
- Nineveh at Risk hosted by: Exlibris, Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries
- Stolen Stones: The modern sack of Nineveh hosted by: Archaeology - Online Magazine of AIA
Nippur
- Iraq's Nippur easy prey for looters hosted by: Middle East Online*
- NIPPUR AND UMM AL-HAFRIYAT -- 1998-99 ANNUAL REPORT hosted by: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago
Samarra
Tell Harmal (Ancient Shaduppum )
Uruk (Erech, Warka )
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