Iraq Antiquities

AP News - 771 days ago
Iraq Antiquities
In this photo released by the Iraqi Police, showing some of the artifacts seized by the police which were discovered hidden near a shrine, in Nasiriyah, about 200 miles (320 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010. Iraqi police on Tuesday seized a small cache of ancient statues and other artifacts, officials said, as authorities investigate the possible smuggling of the statues and shards with writing on them dating back to the ancient Sumerian civilization, which is more than 4,000-years old.(AP Photo/Iraqi Police, HO)