Google recently announced that is will make available online, 14,000 images of artifacts within the Iraqi Nation Museum which officially reopened in February 2009. This is good news as the artifacts needed to be documented and protected. I would not want to see a repeat of the chaotic 2003 US-led invasion where approximately 15,000 artifacts were stolen from the Iraq National Museum in Baghdad. The online archiving will help to set a permanent record of artifacts, some of which can be traced back to the beginning of human civilization.
Added bonus, people from around the world will be able to view ancient Assyrian and Iraqi Artifacts from the comfort of their own home. A special thanks to the U.S. State Department and Google are sharing in the cost!!
Click Here to access the Iraq National Museum website
PS..Here is a cool video that has more info on this subject:
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