tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279887958085077691.post1453005080004426069..comments2024-02-22T10:35:12.485-08:00Comments on Cultural Property Observer: Better Late than Never: Iraq Museum Told to Register Possessions AnewCultural Property Observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924359202414555962noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279887958085077691.post-20913950203167196072009-08-31T13:09:43.489-07:002009-08-31T13:09:43.489-07:00A friend from India tells me that soda machines ar...A friend from India tells me that soda machines are rare there because "it's cheaper to have a person sell soda." I can imagine robotic inventory scanning machines but is there really no labor in Iraq that can cheaply inventory museums? Maybe free labor in exchange for college credit in Iraqi history?<br /><br />A few weeks ago I read [ http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/678481 ] that "Iraqi government officials handed over 531 items, *including ancient coins* ... which had been in the possession of two unidentified members of parliament" missing from the Iraq museum. This is surprising because no coins were taken from the museum!Ed Sniblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346392312959087285noreply@blogger.com