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Lamia al-Gailani Werr, Archaeologist Who Helped Rescue Iraqi Art, Has Died At 80

PEOPLE Posted: January 27, 2019 11:00 am

Werr, an expert on Mesopotamian stone seals, helped assess the damage to the Iraqi National Museum and its art, and also helped “catalog the objects that remained, found storage facilities for them and acted as an intermediary between the museum staff and occupying forces.” – The New York Times

PEOPLE Published: 01.25.19

Read the story in The New York Times Published: 01.25.19

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