Babylon - myths and reality

Baghdad TV 081114
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A new exhibition in London about the myths and reality of the ancient city of Babylon ends with a display blaming the US military for causing irreversible damage to the site after it invaded Iraq in 2003. John Curtis, keeper of the Middle East collections at London's British Museum, has been a vocal critic of the decision to build a coalition camp on the archaeological site near Baghdad that was once Nebuchadnezzar's sprawling city. 'This is tantamount to establishing a camp around the Great Pyramid of Egypt or at Stonehenge in Britain', he said in a commentary explaining the final room in the exhibition, which runs from Nov. 13 to March 15 next year. Photographs of Curtis's visit to one of the world's most important archaeological sites in 2004 are beamed on to the wall, showing how helipads and roads were built apparently regardless of what lay underneath and nearby. The movement of heavy vehicles and use of chemically treated gravel all contributed to the damage, some of which is irreparable, the museum said.

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