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TO H.E. THE CULTURE MINISTER, MR. MAHMOOD MUHAMMED
Your Excellency,
I was very pleased to receive your kind invitation to attend on March 27th the Archeological Conference in Arbil.
I accept with pleasure your invitation and will attend the Conference.
I hope that on this occasion we will be able to discuss all our common problems on the protection of archeological
sites and the promotion of cultural activities. ·
Looking forward to my visit to Kurdistan, I remain, with best regards,
Yours sincerely,
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Mario Bondioli Osio
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I just came back from a meeting with l(b\£6\ I Professorl(b )(6) I< all currently working for the CPA).
we. had put a work plan ~ have the project of t~e Arbil citadel m the nght track and process. We have to get a
proJect document, [£hl] IS as I understood deahng with this issue of course with I fh \]6\ I So by having the PO
in our hand then we can talk with the concerned local authorities (in the region of Kurdistan and with the Ministry
of Culture here in BAG). This is actually the first step we will make now.
Now coming back to the meeting for the conservation of Arbil citadel, we have heard about it, but we were not
sure that it was about the citadel.lo,V6\ I believes that It Js a very good opportunity to attend the meeting and
meet with all the offiCials other parties involved, the university and etc. It is good chance to know the people and
the amount of information and data available also to know what do the people have in their minds for this citadel.
I.L.D........,..,a....r,~ · ~ .... · ....... "f' consult with the his senior adviser at the CPA and Alfeo on this.
Actually (b)(S) I was surprised that there was no invitation to UNESCO for lhis meeting, but it seems ttlat
our dear ur 1sh riends have done it through their own short cut. However and personally speaking I find it
interesting to attend not as UNESCO staff, but on my own, If 1 can spare the tirne. :
During our meeting with l{b)£6\ I there was a talk about UNESCO role in the forthcoming project of Arbll
insha'alaa, and it was agreed to look upon it on a later stage. ·
Regards to all
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rote:
Below is a letter sent to UNESCO by the authorities in Kurdistan. It is an invitation· to UNESCO to attend a ·
meeting to discuss the conservation of the citadel in ErbU during the period 27-29 Marchi ChV6\ I who sent m~ a
copy of the letter, says, correctly, that it woukl not be possible for UNESCO to attend without an o cia! invitation
from the Ministry of Culture in Baghdad. However, it may be an idea to let 6
who is in Iraq to know about it. He will certainly find it useful to be there. ,lhl;~~~~~---------'
Regards.
l(b)(6)
Chere Madame, Cher Monsieur,
Notre Gouvernement a le plaisir de vous inviter a participer a Ia Conference lnternationale sur Ia Renovation et Ia
Rehabilitation de Ia Citadelle d'Erbil qui se tiendra les 27, 28 et 29 Mars dans notre capitale. Vous trouverez ci-
joint le programme de cette con~rence.
A !'occasion de cette manifestation, nous souhaiterions deposer officiellement une demande d'inscription de Ia
Citadelle sur Ia liste du Patrimoine de I'Humanite. Pourriez-vous nous indiquer Ia procedure a suivre a cette fin.
Dans l'attente de votre reponse,
Bien a vous
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14 May 2003
Request for Wednesday 21 May Air support
Name of Requestor: Amb John Limbert,l9_o~._ (b _ ) _ (6 _ ) _ ____, 1 ORHA Civil Admin
Specific requirement:
Survey of alleged looting of archeological sites in the AI Nasiriyah area.
Request to depart BIAP at approximately 0800 and return approximately 1730.
Requested areas to be visited.
To visit:
Nipur
Umma
La gash
Tallii/Ur
Uruk
UTM
521142 3554500
584346 3502565
645723 3478645
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14 May 03
Subj: LOCATIONS OF ARCHEOLOGICAL LOOTING
1. The Iraq Museum and Ministry of Culture has received numerous reports of serious looting archeological area in the AI Nasiriyah area. The following a~e the ~ < . .
most important sites that reportedly have ongoing looting and illegal excavation.' ·
Request periodic patrols in the areas to drive off and deter illegal activities until
the Ministry of Culture can install adequate secwity. This list has been ·
coordinated with the Iraq Museum staff and Dr.llbX6l lof the University
of Chicago.
Modern name UTMX UTMY
1. Bismaya 560451 3585970
2. Tello 595874 3473886
3. Tell Senkereh 581518 3461356
4 Tell AI Hiba 645723 3478645
5. Tell Nuffar 521142 3554450
6. Tell Umm AI Aqarib 588818 3497661
7. Warka 560739 3465789
8. lbzaykh 583629 3511415
9. Madain 595914 3473332
10. lshan Bahriyat 526127 3527935
11. TeiiWilaya 562103 3575447
12. Tell Schmid 579585 3511855
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~)(6Xj}here are good coordinates for a bunch of sites. I'm going to paste the data into
the email as we l l as attach it . It is a pl ain, tab deli mited text file with the names of
the sites, coordinates in UTMs (zone 38, WGS84), longitudes and latitudes (tp t~f order)
and military map coordinates. I'll have all that stuff on the computer fod~)(6JL_ when we
get there.
We expect to come on Satuday, but we will probably arrive l ate since we wi ll have to
travel at truck speed the whole way. A key question is whether we can get the guards of
the museum to let us put our stuff in when we arrive. This is being worked on from
various angles. We will have a lot of stuff, possibly 3 cars, a huge generator, air
conditioners, etc.
Here are the coordinates--they are not very well sorted out here:
NAME X-COORD UT Y-COORD UT X-LON Y-LAT MGRS
AqarQuf 425335 3691073 44 . 19749 33.35628 38SMB2533591073
Birs Nimrud Borsippa 437880 3583107 44.33958 32.38323
38SMA3788083107
Jemdet Nasr 479363 3620116 44.77978 32.71863 38SMB7936320116
Tell Abu Habba_Sippar 430405 3658127 44.25451 33.05947
38SMB3040558127
Tell ed-Der 434633 3662580 44.29947 33.09990 38SMB3463362580
Tell Uqair 468565 3627137 44.66432 32.78170 38 SMB685 6527137
Ukbara 436574 3738180 44.31494 33.78186 38SMC3657438180
Ctesiphon 458702 3662179 44.55743 33.09746 38SMB5870262179
Selucia 455434 3661834 44.52242 33.09422 38SMB5543461834
Ischali 461172 3684228 44.58296 33.29644 38SMB6117284228
Khafajah 458715 3690746 44.55627 33.35514 38SMB5871590746

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dear all, ~~6) :I I assume you are forwarding my emails to
all intere members of the SAI committee)
I do not know if this
is a problem with the electronic file or just with our printout. We (ie
~and I) do not have access to the electronic file,~oll(b2(6) (has it
~ere on CD, so it could be that if the doc is in Excel ¥;i s'b1nhhing
and the columns on the tables are not set wide enough then the prointout
does show all the figures of the grid coordinates. AAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
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t needs to go to oth (bX6) emials a; the Qrha one
1s more print out from but it is 'cult for~~~) ]to get
about mins per week on the one network computer whereas she
can check hotmi al at a trailer opp the rashid but cant printout there .
to nasiri eh with ' ournalisf(b)(6) I (an ex student o~,..,(b=-"),....,('""'6),..---,
trylng to go on patrol with the mar1nes.
~~~~11cJinn.o~ttlnoa~pPJpP,e~nn:~o~rria~v~aa:rr:1ue~t~Yf~f i~:ere~ting and depressing reasons.
b 6 had made contact with a fall b)(6J ) marine reservist based at
arra n of Nasiriryeh and he tad een av1ng his men do patrols and had
been in touch with staff at the Nasiriyehnmusuem, wehn we arrived one of
the staff was there to pick up a shulgi brick and wall cone from Lagash
that one of the marine patrols had found in/near a looting pit, they had
also been to Umma at whcih there was a looters village that they had tried
to clear out (only way to tell if they succceeded is to go ther and see if
it has been reoccupied. They claimed to have identifieed an antiquites
market at Fajr but no action taken so far. HOWEVERI(b)(6) land his men are
moving out soon and being replaced by Italians and the change over may be
as little as 3 days, the sites are difficult for the soldiers to find
without a local guide even if they have grid coordinates, and it was clear
that V was winding down patrols as he was losing vehicles they were beign
sent back or soemhting there was a mi litary term which I forget soemthing
like retrograded. So v said that the local police were doing the patroling
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now and said we could go with them to urnrna via Nasiriyeh to drop off the
rnusuern chap and the stamped brick.
so off to Nasiriyeh, via a translater ans his shop, the Nasiriyeh museum,
fu ll o f m arines us ign t he glass cases as t ables etc, argument ove r a
recquisitioned car, tea and a long dicussion with the pickup of local
policemen who now said the~e was no way they could go to Umma as 1. their
vehicle could not get there it could not do the tracks 2. they had to pick
up a prisoner from the hospital so off they went we went to the CMOC
headquaters in Nasiriy~th~ " vi military I forget what the rest of it
stand for and spoke to Col b 6 who talked the talk about protect i ng
sites buw unclea to me ow much tehy do from Nasiriyeh itself,
certianl 6 told me that they do not patrol Uruk from Nas as it is too
far away o t patrols ! and CMOC nasiriayeh can not be ocntacted by the
outside world they have no ernial nor phones and lots of other things t o do,
there was a demonstration outside and a pol mr"'ttn? ijide and lots of NGOS
i n another meeting etc and people tugging Ell(b)~6l _rsleeve every 2
seconds .
So~bX6) ~ext plan, go down to Ur and visit the airbase to find if anyone
th te KIIOw of aerial reconisance being done of the sites. A dust storm
blew up so v hot and des i cating. I drank plenty of water (enough to pass
it) but began to feel very sick and ill. We reached Ur could not see
Ziggurat due to the dust in the air. Visited a tent to try to get to talk
to someone, directed to a trailer, told that someone would come to speak to
us, waited for arouind 3/4 of hour. The civil affairs people who carne to
speak to us know nothign abpu; ~ty ae:j a~ rfcon of sites, one of themn
suggested that I should askl(bJ~~ ~ ~ . ! I pointed out that she was
not in the airforce and was un ~ ely o now about this, we left our ernails
with them and departed.
l(b)(6) llast idea, back to Shartra to tenl(b)(6) khat the patrol of umma
has not happened as the police vehicle cou18 not do the road . I was fe1:::J
too ill to get out of the car s~§l~6) !went to talk to them on his own (b)(
said there was no problem with t• al and the road adn the pickup had
that route before ICf he woul~~~ck the ~olice. So that is the picture in
an area t~h s a commitedllJ?J 6) is genuinly intersted and doing
his best, wen down thereecause' is attempts to join patrols in the
Diwani yeh ea came to nought as NOTHING is happeing there tha he coudl
f ind although th~c~to be d~ib)£6{Jdom parols whatever that means .
In D they have a col (bX6) who tol that they have at no time been
told that parol i a es ~· . a~1<:it y and had lots of other things to
do. I thi nk I wi l l be meeeting ol 6 soemt i me as Qadasiyeh province is
one o f the ones covered by CPA ea a .
after Shartra we set off back to Baghdad stopped in Kut for d i nnerl<b]~~) § I
was approached by someone offering antiquites for sa l e although the n
he showed us was just an odd geological stone formation and not a made
object, he claimed to have other things, we said we would look at them if
they brouight them to us, the man said his house was too far away. It
seemed interesting that the site of a foreigner could prompt them to try to
sell you an antiqu i ty.
I hope this gives you a general flavour of the situation here .
If I do manage to go on patrols I am a bi t worried about surviving the
heat, I di d not even get into a humvee yesterday and was sti ll ill.
l(b)(6) Jhas been in touch w ith l(b)(6) I about info so if someone coul d
~rward t hi s to hi m or to anyone else in the profession who ha s a reason to
want/need t o know. I will rejoin the sassson list once down in Babylon
which wil l be later today although I dotn know how soon I will be online
down there.
regards
l(b)(6)
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included the strips from the Balawat gates as well as at least one cuneifonn inscribed brick. There was
damage to other galleries, but no theft. Also the major plate glass windows had been shattered as a result of
the impact of cruise missiles on nearby buildings. Unfortunately, we did not have time to perfonn a more
detailed inspection of the Mosul Museum. This remains a priority for future inspection teams.
Protection of Sites in the North. The damage to archaeological sites in northern Iraq has resulted from (I)
the unregulated expansion of agriculture and buildings onto sites during the past decade of lessened
vigilance, (2) the trenching and bulldozing of some sites before the conflict to prepare for a military attack
from the north, and (3) targeted efforts to steal particular items of great value from sites and museums. The
presence of coalition troops on major sites is necessary in the short tenn to deter further looting. Long-tenn
protection can best be provided by re-constituted Iraq police forces. For the interim period, the northern
team emphasized to the authorities ofORHA (and these recommendations need follow-up in future) that the
members of the Department of Antiquities in Mosul urged that the US guard be continued as long as
possible to thwart further attempts at looting. This is particularly important because, as was the case at
Ashur, we heard that the local guards were forbidden by the US soldiers to carry guns. Clearly a consistent
policy of arming and paying site guards is essential if they are ever to prove an effective force against the
well-armed gangs of looters. It is also crucial for salaries to be paid to the Department of Antiquities
personnel.
l< b)(6) I
The Oriental Institute,
1155 East 58th Street,
Cbjcago II. 60637
THE STATE OF SITES AND MUSEUMS IN SOUTHERN IRAQ.
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Iraqi archaeolo 'st ational Geographic TV),
photojoumalis (b)(6) wnte~(b)(6) ps well as two
drivers. We firs rove sou om Baghdad to visit Babylon, then went to Nippur, both in the northwest
part of the lower alluvium not far from Baghdad. After, we went directly to Nasiriyyah in the far
southwestern lower alluvium, and assessed possible damage at Ur, Eridu, Tell 'Ubaid, Dahaileh, Girsu, and
Larsa. When we returned to Baghdad, we visited Ctesiphon, Harmal, and Tell Mohammed - all in the
suburbs of Baghdad- and SIIDlarra 90 kilometers up the Tigris to the northwest.
Babylon: The dominant metropolis of the lower alluvium for almost two millennia, from just after 2000
B.C. until just before our era, Babylon has been panly reconstructed using plans made by Gennan
excavators a century ago. Recent}(. it has beeome a popular destination for Iraqi tourists. We were given a
thorough tour by Marine Captl(b 6) I The Babylon Museum, the Director's house, gift shop,
library, etc. were looted and partially burned after the recent conflict. Damage beyond these facilities seems
minimal, the guard having fended off the would-be looters with a sickle! The site is now being guarded by
U.S. Marines resident in the palace that Saddam built overlooking the site.
Nippur: This site, a holy city dedicated to Enlil, head of the Sumerian pantheon, and occupied from at least
5000 BC until the Islamic period, seemed in pretty good shape. Earlier excavations by the University of
Pennsylvania and excavations since the 1948 by University of Chicago have suffered only from natural

3. At the moment the lack of security in Baghdad has made it difficult for many ofthe staff to get to work,
especially the curatorial staff needed to assess the losses. These are mostly young women and have been
coming in dribs and drabs to the museum when their fathers, brothers, or husbands could accompany them.
DrUb)£6) I set up a bus system to bring the curatorial staff to work. The National Geographic Society
has made a small donation for this purpose, insuring about one month of service. This, however, is a stop-gap
approach.
There are several areas where the Iraqis need help. Among these are the following:
1. Computing resources: All of the Department's computers were stolen. It would be helpful in
making lists of precisely what was stolen from the Museum to have new computers and training.
plan to return to Iraq in a month if possible with other members of the American Academic
Coordinating Committee for Iraq Cultural Heritage taking computer equipment adequate for making
digitized catalogs of both what is missing and what is still in the Museum, continuing computerization
project initiated in the early 1990s by the Museum. We will also provide them with remote sensing
data and GIS software so that they can assess where they need to do to protect sites from future
development and agri~ulture.
2.Preventing the lootin& of sites. This falls under the heading of
security within Iraq. Until Iraqi authorities are better prepared, it will have to be done by the US
militaiy. We were pleased to see that the Marines in Nasiriyyah were on the job. We must continue to
urge the military throughout the country to take this task seriously.
3.Conservation. Along with preparation of a catalogue, this will be a
concurrent task in the process of rehabilitation of the Museum. The Iraqis will need training,
materials, etc. This is really within the province of Museum personnel rather than our group and I
believe that the British Museum and others are working on this issue.
l(b)(6)
Professor, Department of Anthropology
Stony Brook University
~~)'Brook NY 11794-4364 ~ ( .()
A HELICOPTER INSPECTION OF ENDANGERED SOUTHERN SITES
[After the other members of the National Geographic team had left Iraq, ProMb)(6) ~as able make an
tour of key sites in southern Iraq by helicopter with ORHA officials. He provides the following account.]
On May 2 l, Cod (b)( 6) brranged for helicopter that I had been suggestin2 be used for an
assessment of looting damage to southern sites. 1 suggested that the army puMb)( 6) lin a
helicopter to do a quick t~( >?hi south to look at the sites that he knew were being looted.
Unfortunately, by the 21 s b 6 had already gone to Amman for a conference, and planned to go from
there to Bonn, for another conference. The tr~ade by Ambassador Piero Cordone, who has
replaced Ambassador Limbert at ORHA, Col~ four other members of his staff, myself, and others.
The helicopter was a Sea Stallion, a Marine supply craft, armed only with two machine guns, one on either
side. A second helicopter of the same type accompanied us.

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l(b)(6)
Professor. Department of Near Eastern Studies
The Oriental Institute
The Unive~ity of Chicago
1155 E 58111 St.
Cbjcago II. 60637
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GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
Our team's many specific suggestions have been given to appropriate individual's and agencies. There
are three general recommendations noted above which merit emphasis.
--First, to stop the immediate and serious problem ofthe massive looting of southern sites, increased
patrols by U.S. military forces are needed. 24-hour guards -- the method tried and proved effective in the
north-may be needed at tho sites with the most serious looting, specifically Umma, Adab, and !sin.
In addition the site of Ashur in the north, which has no US guard, needs 24 hour protection.
-Secood, the long-term problem of the protection of unexcavated sites with information vital to
understanding the rise and fall of civilizations can only be solved by revitalizing and strengthening Iraq's
own long-successful program of local site guards.
- Tblnl, Iraqi archaeologists and museologists need immediate help with equipment, material and training
to conserve damaged museum collections and co:d~ct rescue projects on damaged sites. Several U.S.
organizations are working on this, an~(b }( 6) ~ _ I and her colleagues are scheduled to take over
donated computers and software and imttate a trammg program in a few weeks. Contributions to the
National Geographic Society's new "World Cultures Fund" will assist in this effort.
SUMMARY REMARKS FOR mE NEWS BRIEFING: NGS IRAQ MISSION : MAY 2003
GOOD MORNING ... THANKS FOR BEING HERE ... I'MI.1.!1(b=)(~6:L...) __ _,~I AN ARCHAEOLOGIST
FROM THE MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHGAN fN ANN
ARBOR AND A MEMBER OF TilE NATIONAL GEOGRAPffiC SOCIETY'S COMM11TEE FOR
RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION. I'M HERE WITH SEVERAL OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE
SOCIETY'S RAPID ASSESSMENT SURVEY OF IRAQ'S MAJOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES.
(b)(6) OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO AND
OF STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY ARE HERE WITH US.
IRAQ'S ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES ARE A PRECIOUS RECORD OF THE WORLD'S OLDEST
URBAN CIVILIZATION. MORE THAN SIX THOUSAND YEARS OF URBAN LIVING HAVE LEFT
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MOUNDS, CEMETARIES, FORTIFICATIONS, ANCIENT IRRIGATION
WORKS AND Other SITES SCA TIERED ACROSS IRAQ'S LANDSCAPES. SURPRISINGLY,
RELATIVELY LITTLE MODERN ARCHAEOLOGY HAS BEEN DONE ON THIS RICH
LANDSCAPE. THERE ARE MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HUMAN USE OF AN IMPACT ON
CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS, THE LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES OF URBAN LIFE ON HUMAN

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Subject: Re: baghdad
Dearl(b)(6) I
Good 10 hear your news (not all ol Llho cylinder seals especially). lam keeping yo~r mother lnlormedl (bl( ~
Herow<h a message fro,(b)(6) rgard•ng lhe house. - f!-D tJfS Yours,l(b)(S ) I ·
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Dear ~
I informed my mother Saterday regard i ng {~)(6) ~rrival in Baghdad, She said
that she will paint and clean the house in e very near future. Probably
they will be in touch with her at AI Rasheed Hotel.
Sincerely
l(b)(6)
6/19/2003