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Ancient Babylon: excavations, restorations and modern tourism

by Lisa Ackerman and Dr. Beth Harris

Invasion, reconstruction, and trafficking all threaten this biblical site—but even today, Iraqis regularly visit.

This video was produced in cooperation with the World Monuments Fund. A conversation with Lisa Ackerman and Beth Harris.

Bibliography

New York Times on how the World Monuments Fund and CyArk are using laser technology to digitally preserve monuments in the Near East (December 29, 2015)

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Cite this page as: Lisa Ackerman and Dr. Beth Harris, "Ancient Babylon: excavations, restorations and modern tourism," in Smarthistory, May 27, 2018, accessed May 17, 2025, https://smarthistory.org/ancient-babylon-excavations-restorations-and-modern-tourism/.