Friends and colleagues: Sometimes living people and archaeological sites are 
subjected to the same threats.  Such is the case with the inundation of 
Zeugma, described by Damming the Euphrates, the latest video feature on our 
nonprofit streaming-media Web site, The Archaeology Channel 
(http://www.archaeologychannel.org).

In June 2000, the world media gave extensive coverage to the flooding of the 
Euphrates River behind a dam in southeast Turkey.  As the waters rose, 
Zeugma, an important Roman city containing high quality mosaics, was 
inundated in the Euphrates’ depths.  At the same time, towns and villages 
disappeared beneath the new lake.  Produced in Turkey, this film raises 
questions of government policies and sustainable development.  It tells the 
story of the mosaics as well as that of the displaced people, some of whom 
turned to antiquities trafficking to replace lost income.

This and other programs are available on TAC for your use and enjoyment.  We 
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Richard M. Pettigrew, Ph.D., RPA
President and Executive Director
Archaeological Legacy Institute
http://www.archaeologychannel.org