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James Owen, "Neglect, Not Looting, Threatens Iraq Sites, Study Says," National Geographic News, August 12, 2008.

  "Iraq Bomb Death Toll Reaches 344," BBC News, August 17, 2007.

  Simon Tisdall, "US Hopes Soldiers Play It Safe With New Pack Of Ancient Site Cards," Guardian, June 20, 2007.

Simon Tisdall, "Playing Cards Teach US Troops To Respect Ruins," Guardian Unlimited, June 19, 2007.

Simon Jenkins, "In Iraq's Four-Year Looting Frenzy, The Allies Have Become The Vandals," Guardian, June 8, 2007.

  John Noble Wilford, "Ruins In Northern Syria Bear The Scars Of A City's Final Battle," New York Times, January 16, 2007.

  Robert Tait, "History Be Dammed," Guardian Unlimited, November 22, 2006.

  John Noble Wilford, "Archaeologists Unearth A War Zone 5,500 Years Old," New York Times, December 16, 2005.

Owen Bowcott, "Archaeologists Fight To Save Iraqi Sites," Guardian Unlimited, June 20, 2005.

  "Ancient Language Available On Web," BBC News, June 13, 2005.

Odisho Malko, "No Votes In Nineveh," Guardian, February 23, 2005.

  Mike Pitts, "Memory Failures," Guardian Unlimited, January 17, 2005.

Ron McCarthy and Maev Kennedy, "Babylon Wrecked By War," Guardian, January 15, 2005.

Maev Kennedy, "Hanging Garden And Tower Of Babel," Guardian, January 15, 2005.

Maev Kennedy, "Months Of War That Ruined Centuries Of History," Guardian, January 15, 2005.

"Cultural Vandalism," Guardian, January 15, 2005.

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Neil MacGregor, "In The Shadow Of Babylon," Guardian, June 14, 2004.

Stephen Kinzer, "Eyes On Mesopotamian Glory; New Focus On Cradle On Civilization At Two Museums," New York Times, January 6, 2004.

Marc Lacey, "After The War: Paradise Lost; It May Once Have Been The Cradle Of Humanity, But It's Far From Eden Today," New York Times, May 30, 2003.

"The Shadow Of Ancient Cities," New York Times, May 24, 2003.

Edmund L. Andrews, "Iraqi Looters Tearing Up Archaeological Sites," New York Times, May 23, 2003.

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  "Restoring Iraq's Cultural Heritage," BBC News, April 29, 2003.

  "Gilgamesh's Tomb Believed Found," BBC News, April 29, 2003.

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Kathryn Westcott, "Iraq's Rich Mosaic Of People," BBC News, February 27, 2003.

Jonathan Glancey, "The Writing On The Wall," Guardian, August 3, 2002.

Chris King, "Corn Bread Stuffing Gives Way To Kippu," New York Times, November 18, 2001.

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  "Iraq's Artefacts Under Threat," BBC News, March 2, 1998.

"Miss Ancient Mesopotamia," BBC News, November 27, 1998.

Rita Reif, "Gleaming Antiquities From Ancient Mesopotamia," New York Times, December 4, 1994.

John Noble Wilford, "Old Tablet From Turkish Site Shows Early Spread Of Culture," New York Times, November 9, 1993.

John Noble Wilford, "Trade Or Colonialism?: Ruins May Give Answer," New York Times, May 25, 1993.

John Noble Wilford, "Confrontation In The Gulf; To Endangered List In Gulf, Add Archaeology," New York Times, September 16, 1990.

Paul Lewis, "Babylon Journal; Ancient King's Instructions To Iraq -- Fix My Palace," New York Times, April 19, 1989.

John Noble Wilford, "Ruins Yield Tales Of Ancient Wars And Spies," New York Times, January 5, 1988.

"Modern Guns Boom Near The Garden Of Eden," New York Times, January 16, 1916.

"Mesopotamia -- The British Museum" : Not a news story but a virtual exhibition from the British Museum.