Did anybody hear this on NPR this morning? We've destroyed a lot of the site. They even used dirt from the area to fill sand bags! Where's the outrage over this?
4. From the NPR site: U.S. Base Damages Ancient Babylonian Temple
Edited on Thu Jun-24-04 09:35 AM by Richardo
Camp Alpha, a U.S. military base in Iraq, was built directly on top of the ancient temple area of Babylon. The base's location was chosen to protect the archeological site from looters. Instead, the base has resulted in damage that some antiquities experts characterize as "horrifying." Hear NPR's Renee Montagne and archeologist John Russell.
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