This is part of our university heritage, and the destruction is symbolic of the wider tragic conflict in the region.
Friday, 27 February 2015
Destruction in Mosul
It has been widely reported that significant archaeological material from Iraq has been deliberately destroyed. One of the reports can be found on the BBC with comments by Professor Eleanor Robson of UCL ("Islamic State 'destroys ancient Iraq statues in Mosul'", February 26, 2015).
This is part of our university heritage, and the destruction is symbolic of the wider tragic conflict in the region.
This is part of our university heritage, and the destruction is symbolic of the wider tragic conflict in the region.
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