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The World's Stolen Treasures
By Virginia Prescott on Tuesday, December 2, 2008.
The Guardian newspaper reported this weekend that a crumbling palace built by Saddam Hussein may be restored as a museum in Basra, Iraq. The port city’s original museum was looted in the 1991 Gulf War. Some of its antiquities stretched back some 5,000 years, including pieces from the ancient site of Eridu, thought to be the first city in the world.
Sharon Waxman is former culture reporter for The New York Times, and she's the author of Loot: The Battle Over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World. The new book digs into the dark history and current controversies in the contentious world of humanity’s ancient treasures. Sharon Waxman joins Word of Mouth on the line from her home in southern California. Sharon will be appearing at the Cambridge Forum in Cambridge, MA tomorrow evening, Dec. 3. There's more information here. About usWord of Mouth is all about what's new. Online and on-air, the show looks at our fascinating and ever-changing world, and puts the latest ideas under a microscope. Word of Mouth investigates everything from science and technology, to health and the environment, to new trends in popular culture. The show airs Monday through Thursday at noon and is hosted by Virginia Prescott. Contact usSay what you want to say. How you want to say it. We want to hear from you. Search usPodcastWord of Mouth is on the move! Sign up for our podcast and take the show wherever you go.
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