Treasures from 6,000 years of Mesopotamian history are just a click away, now that Italy has put the National Museum of Iraq online.

The Virtual Museum of Iraq, viewable in Arabic, English, and Italian, lets visitors "walk" through eight virtual halls and see works from the prehistoric to the Islamic periods, while video clips reconstruct the history of Iraq’s main cities. Looted after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, the museum partially reopened in February after six years, but the Web site will make its most important artifacts accessible to everyone. Italy contributed €1 million ($1.4 million) and provided expert staff to help restore the museum, and it also plans to help Iraq create a new police unit to fight trafficking of stolen works. The unit will be modeled on Italy's art cops, renowned for their success in recovering stolen works and stopping illegal trading.

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