Cradle of civilisation at risk of erosion in Iraq due to climate change

By Mohammed Atti and Ahmed Saeed UR/BABYLON, Iraq (Reuters) -Iraqi officials are sounding the alarm to save monuments of the ...
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In Iraq's Babylon, age-old building techniques heal climate scars

RUINS OF BABYLON, Iraq (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - At the temple of Ninmakh, the Sumerian mother goddess, Iraqi archaeologists are using 7,000-year-old techniques to protect the monument, and the ...

Soil salinity and erosion endanger ancient Mesopotamian sites in Iraq

Climate change and rising salinity threaten Iraq's ancient cities like Ur and Babylon, imperiling thousands of years of ...
Los Angeles Times

IRAQ: National Museum reopens, sort of

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Perhaps no event generated as much rage among regular Iraqis toward the ...
Radio France Internationale

UNESCO lists Iraq's Babylon as World Heritage Site

UNESCO's World Heritage Committee voted on Friday to list the sprawling Mesopotamian metropolis of Babylon as a World Heritage Site after three decades of lobbying efforts by Iraq. Iraq had been ...
Reuters

In Iraq's Babylon, age-old building techniques heal climate scars

Climate change raises salt levels around ancient Babylon Salinity corrodes ruins of humanity's oldest monuments Archaeologist laments lack of government funding RUINS OF BABYLON, Iraq, Oct 28 (Thomson ...