Mr Mansarawi searches for the remains of a building claimed by the desert sands
An ancient structure at the endangered Umm Al Aqarib archaeological site in Iraq seen from the air. All photos: AFP
Archaeologist Aqeel Mansarawi at the ancient site in the southern Dhi Qar province, which he says is now under threat from sandstorms linked to climate change
Some of the walls at the site have stood for millennia
Babylonian treasures have been painstakingly unearthed over decades by archaeologists
But the structures are frequently reburied by sandstorms
The archaeology is also damaged by wind-blown sand in a land parched by rising heat and prolonged droughts
Mr Mansarawi inspects ancient masonry that is falling prey to the harsh conditions
Archaeological marvels that survived the ravages of war are again under threat
An ancient building that is disappearing into the sands
Mr Mansarawi searches for the remains of a building claimed by the desert sands
An ancient structure at the endangered Umm Al Aqarib archaeological site in Iraq seen from the air. All photos: AFP
Archaeologist Aqeel Mansarawi at the ancient site in the southern Dhi Qar province, which he says is now under threat from sandstorms linked to climate change
Some of the walls at the site have stood for millennia
Babylonian treasures have been painstakingly unearthed over decades by archaeologists
But the structures are frequently reburied by sandstorms
The archaeology is also damaged by wind-blown sand in a land parched by rising heat and prolonged droughts
Mr Mansarawi inspects ancient masonry that is falling prey to the harsh conditions
Archaeological marvels that survived the ravages of war are again under threat
An ancient building that is disappearing into the sands
Mr Mansarawi searches for the remains of a building claimed by the desert sands
