Abbas Al-Hussainy, the new Director-General of the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage, Republic of Iraq, spoke at the Archaeology in Conflict Conference at University College London (UCL) last Sunday and appealed to archaeologists and universities who had in the past excavated in Iraq, or who wished to continue working in Iraq, to c0ntact him.
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Also, for those who are following the news: Donny George, Mr. Abbas Al-Hussainy's predecessor, is moving to Stonybrook University, Long Island, N.Y.