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Protests against the flooding of an ancient town on the Tigris River have moved to the headquarters of the Dutch firm involved in removing monuments from the site. The town of Hasankeyf, with its origins in a 12,000-year-old settlement on the banks of the river in south eastern Turkey, has become a cause celebre for conservationists since the start of construction on the giant Ilisu Dam.

A small group of activists have been protesting at the Dutch company Bresser in ‘s-Gravendeel, near Rotterdam, against what they claim is the firm’s vital role in the removal of a 550-year-old, 1,100 tonne medieval tomb last month.

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