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April 12, 2006
News of the Discovery May Be Seriously Exaggerated
The other day I wrote about an announcement of the discovery of a horde of tablets supposedly found at Eridu in Iraq. Well, the announcement may have been just a little premature. Here's what Donny George, chair of Iraq's State Board of Antiquities and Heritage had to say about it,
Why all this media propaganda . . . for something that is not real? [ScienceNOW Daily News]
In addition, George claims that the Italian team went will beyond their permit to photograph in removing "stones and door sockets" from the site in violation of Iraq law.
Jim West wonders if "the folk at La Sapienza acted inappropriately." Interesting question. I'm sure we have not heard the last of this.
Via ArchaeoBlog
Posted by DuaneSmith at April 12, 2006 11:31 AM | Read more on Archaeology |
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