5. Treasure of Nimrud, Iraq.伊拉克尼姆鲁德宝藏

In 1988 an Iraqi archeologist unearthed golden jewelry, ornaments and other precious Assyrian artifacts. They were exhibited at Baghdad's National Museum for just a few months before Iraq invaded Kuwait and the treasure had to be stashed away in a secret location. After that, little was known of the treasure. Many feared it had been looted, sold or blown up in missile strikes. It wasn't until June 2003 that a delegation of museum staff and U.S. officials found the treasure, intact, in five waterlogged wooden crates in a basement of a bombed out building of the central bank.

1988年，一位伊拉克考古学家发掘出了黄金珠宝、装饰品和其他珍贵的亚述时期器物。它们只在巴格达的国家博物馆展出了几个月，然后伊拉克入侵科威特，这批财宝不得不被转移隐藏到一个秘密的场所。从此以后，这批财宝几乎杳无音讯。许多人担心它们已被人劫掠、售卖或者被导弹炸毁。直到2003年6月，一个由博物馆工作人员和美国官员组成的代表团才在被炸毁的央行大楼地下室里找到了这批财宝，它们被完好无损地装在五个浸饱了水的木板箱中。