Congratulations Trish!
| June 13th, 2003Maziltov to Trish Wilson, who just had an article accepted by the feminist magazine Off Our Backs. Way cool!
And while you’re visiting Trish’s blog, be sure to read her entry on archeology news, including news about the looting in Iraq.
The damage to the National Museum has also been greater than reported by the press since the treasure of Nimrud was recovered. McGuire Gibson, of the Oriental Institute, said that it was “nowhere near as bad as we initially feared, but they have lost several thousand objects. It’s not 33,” he said, referring to the U.S. administration’s estimate of the number of items missing.”
Update: Making Light also has an indispensible post regarding the Iraqi National Museum. Via Long Story Short Pier.
June 13th, 2003 at 9:31 am
Thanks so much, Barry! I’ll let you know when the issue comes out. I know you can buy it at Borders or Barnes and Noble.
I guess I’m of a different mind when it comes to the looting of antiquities in Iraq. I don’t want to get into a left vs. right fight over the damages. I just want the artifacts to be recovered, undamaged. The loss is already too great. I was thrilled beyond belief when that vault was drained. I knew for several weeks that it had been flooded, and everyone was keeping their fingers crossed in the hope that museum artifacts were inside. The world is best served by accurately reporting what’s going on without letting politics get in the way.
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