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Recovery of 114 thousand pieces stolen since 2003
14/12/2011
Coordinate with the effects of human rights for a museum documenting the crimes of the dictatorial regime
Baghdad on a conciliator
Revealed the General Authority of Antiquities and Heritage for the recovery of 114 000 relics stolen since 2003, while working with the Ministry of Human Rights to establish a museum documenting the crimes of the previous dictatorial regime.
The Director of the Department of Museums in the Dr Amirah sticks in a statement to the "morning": that the department was able to and after strenuous efforts in cooperation with the concerned authorities to recover 114 thousand pieces of antiquities since 2003 was stolen in two ways either from archaeological sites directly through the carrying out digging and smuggling abroad or through theft that occurred to the Iraqi museum stores during the events that accompanied the fall of the dictatorial regime.
She noted that the department managed to restore many of the artifacts in the past month divided by 45 relics from Germany, including the seals back to the periods of Babylonian, Akkadian, 3, No. mud back to the periods of Sumerian, Babylonian and pot golden precious back to the cemetery of Ur of ownership and pendant Albazzouzo which is one of the pendants are known to the Babylonians to expel evil spirits, as it succeeded circle after a visit to Germany the help of several points of the restoration of the pieces, although the problem of Iraqi antiquities in Germany is very complex that the German laws is crucial in the prevention of trafficking in antiquities. and said rods that the Authority has succeeded also in the restoration of two pieces and let valuable too from Switzerland Assyrian sculptures is a mission and went to the museum, in addition to restoration of 7 pieces from Japan, noting that the waiting is restored pieces from Germany and Japan after the establishment ceremony to receive her at the State Department are currently treated as a diplomat at the Ministry.
And revealed that the authority will be implemented over the next month's visit to London to restore the effects of Iraq, saying the cooperation of many countries to return stolen items, since this file is one of the state's priorities and the ministers concerned in the Tourism and Antiquities and culture, pointing out that the body had started to restore the effects of the States Arab have been retrieved more than 2,500 relics from the Jordan and about 1000 pieces of Syria. The Director of the Department to work with the Ministry of Human Rights to establish a museum documenting the abuses and crimes of the previous dictatorial regime against all sects as was the preparation room Authority will operate in a nucleus basis, expressing the hope that this turns the museum into a museum is ideal as a museum in Hiroshima, Japan.
She added that the department is working to highlight and re-spirit of all the museums, as was the opening of museums thresholds Husseiniya and Abbasid holy, calling on all departments of Religious Endowments for openness on the circle of the founding of museums such holy being has treasures wonderful, confirmed that the department is facing a real problem with the museums of civilization existing in the provinces as there is no adequate financial allocations for rehabilitation.
Confirmed the sticks that halls of the Iraqi Museum are ready to view the relics, where it was re-collection the museum itself into reservoirs supply and thus became the museum is ready from a technical point of the opening but there are other requirements needed by the museum before the process of opening such as provision of Girl Guides and Angels protection and cleaning. He pointed out that the hard for the rehabilitation of the Iraqi museum stores one after it was abandoned and converted to a typical store in accordance with international standards comparable stores museums, pointing out that the Commission will be presented during the opening ceremony of the museum traces the old Iraqi man from prehistoric times until modern times.
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