Resolutions/Statements by Professional Organizations

The Iraq War & Archaeology
Resolutions/Statements by Professional Organizations in 2003

This is the archive of the former III. Professional organizations section of the entry page of The Iraq War & Archaeology web site.

Francis Deblauwe, Ph.D.

Many professional organizations and the like appealed to protect Iraq's cultural heritage:

Rebuilding Iraq Conference, Letter in Support of Cultural Heritage Preservation in Iraq, December 3-4, 2003 [signed by companies seeking to participate in the reconstruction projects]
WAC, World Archaeological Congress Condemns Calls to Shoot Looters, July 16, 2003
WAC, Ongoing Conflict in Iraq, [July 16, 2003]
APPAG (All Party Parliamentary Archaeology Group), BAA (British Archaeological Association), British Museum, BSAI (British School of Archaeology in Iraq), CBA (Council for British Archaeology), CSA (Council for Scottish Archaeology), English Heritage, Finds Research Group 200-1700, ICOMOS UK, ICOM UK, IFA (Institute of Field Archaeologists), MA (Museums Association), NMS (National Museums of Scotland), RESCUE: The British Archaeological Trust, Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries, SAL (Society of Antiquaries of London), Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Society for Medieval Archaeology, SPMA (Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology) and UKIC (UK Institute for Conservation), Resolution A (Revised in Light of Meeting), June 27, 2003
ALA (American Library Association), Resolution on Libraries and Cultural Resources in Iraq, June 25, 2003
BAdW (Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften) and DOG (Deutsche Orient Gesellschaft), Aufruf zur wissenschaftlichen Hilfeleistung im Irak, June 16, 2003
Melcom International (Middle East Librarians Committee/The European Association of Middle East Librarians), Resolution/Résolution, May 28, 2003
Participants of the international Illegal Archaeology? conference, The Berlin Resolution 2003, May 25, 2003
HIA (Historians of Islamic Art), Letter of Protest, May 5, 2003
CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals), CILIP Pledges Support for International Efforts to Restore Library and Information Services in Iraq. Leading CILIP Members Condemn Flouting of Hague Convention and Demand to Know Why Warnings Were Ignored, April 28, 2003
ICA (International Council on Archives), ICA Call to Protect Records and Archives in Iraq, April 23, 2003
AAMC (Association of Art Museum Curators), Statement by the Association of Art Museum Curators, April 18, 2003
IIC (International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works), Damage to the Cultural Heritage in Iraq, April 17, 2003
AAA (American Anthropological Association), ACRA (American Cultural Resources Association), AIA (American Institute of Architects), AIC (American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works), ASOR, AIA (Archaeological Institute of America), CAA, CAORC (Council of American Overseas Research Centers), GWS (George Wright Society), MESA (Middle East Studies Association of North America), NCH (National Coalition for History), NHA (National Humanities Alliance), SAH (Society of Architectural Historians), SAA (Society for American Archaeology), SHA (Society for Historical Archaeology) and US/ICOMOS, Letter to President Bush on the Looting of Cultural Heritage in Iraq, April 16, 2003

Bomb craters at Ur following the 1991 Gulf War.

(Courtesy of Dr. Elizabeth C. Stone)

View of Ur following the 1991 Gulf War. (c) Dr. Elizabeth C. Stone

ASOR: Statement on Baghdad Museum, April 16, 2003

EAA (European Association of Archaeologists): Statement by the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA), April 16, 2003
AAM (American Association of Museums), AAM Statement on the Cultural Heritage Crisis in Iraq, April 15, 2003
Stichting NedArt, NedArt Foundation in the Netherlands Warns Against Misuse of the Art Market by Looters of National Museum in Bagdad [sic], April 15, 2003
ICOM (International Council of Museums), Looting of the Iraqi Cultural Heritage, April 15, 2003
AAMD: Statement on Baghdad Museum, April 15, 2003
AAA (Australian Archaeological Association), Australian Archaeological Association Inc. Calls for Protection of Iraq's Cultural Property, April 14, 2003
WAC (World Archaeological Congress), Statement by the World Archaeological Congress, April 11, 2003
SAA (Society of American Archivists), Statement on Iraqi Archives, April 2003
AARB (American Association for Research in Baghdad), AIA (Archaeological Institute of America), AAAH (Association of Anatolian Art Historians), CAA (College Art Association): Open Declaration on Cultural Heritage at Risk in Iraq, March 21, 2003
ICBS (International Committee of the Blue Shield): Statement by the International Committee of the Blue Shield on the Impact of a War on Cultural Heritage in Iraq, March 7, 2003
ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites): War in Iraq - Memory and Heritage of the World in Danger, March 6, 2003
SAA (Society for American Archaeology), Letter to Secretary of Defense on Protection of Antiquities in Iraq, February 27, 2003
AIA (Archaeological Institute of America), AIA Urges Protection of Iraq's Archaeological Heritage, January 2003
ACCP (American Council for Cultural Policy), Asia Society, AAMD (Association of Art Museum Directors) and ASOR (American Schools of Oriental Research), Statement on Iraq, November 2002
RAI (Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale): The Destruction of Iraqi Cultural Heritage
World Heritage [UNESCO]: Iraq - Heritage in Danger. An Exceptional Heritage for All Humanity

This site is edited by Belgian archaeologist Francis Deblauwe, Ph.D., living in Streamwood, Illinois (USA), who is affiliated with Archaeos, Inc., and a research associate of the University of Vienna (Austria).