One of the great losses in the U.S.-led war against Iraq was the sacking of Iraq's National Archaelolgical Museum in Baghdad. Tens of thousands of items are believed to have disappeared in the pillage, as well as in similar raids on the National Archives Center and the museum in Mosul. Among the missing items are irreplaceable artifacts that attest to Iraq's 10,000-year history and the rise of some of the world's oldest civilizations. They include a 4,000-year-old silver harp from the ancient city of Ur, and a statue of the Akkadian king Ur-Nammu. Koichire Matsuura, head of the United Nations cultural organization UNESCO, called for a "heritage police" to be set up in Iraq to protect the country's archaeological treasures. He also announced the creation of a Special Fund for Iraq Cultural Heritage to finance the protection program and urged states to adopt legislation to prevent the import of any cultural, archaeological or bibliographical object having recently left Irag. The first thing, however should be taking preliminary stock of the damage to the country's cultural wealth.
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When the conflic between U.S. and Irag happens, not only the people's lives but also the culture works are damaged.
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archaeological
pillage
artifact
bibliographical
smuggling
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sack
call for
auction
take stock
grant
store up
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I think the event the works lost is common. Especially, the war bursts out.
