AMAN, JORDAN.- More than 700 archaeological pieces stolen in Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein almost a year ago, will be returned by Jordan, informed the Petra agency. The director of the department of Antiquities, Fawaz Jreisha, affirmed that the ancient objects were confiscated from looters that had tried to introduce them to the Hachemi kingdom through the border with Iraq. He reminded the public that the Jordanian authorities had already returned to Iraq some one thousand archaeological artifacts. The director of the Museum of Bagdad, Doni George, affirmed during a visit to Jordan last weekend that at least 15 thousand archaeological pieces dating back to different epochs in the history of Iraq remain missing. He also indicated that some 4 thousand antiquities have been returned until this moment and that the Iraqi authorities still maintain contact with the Americans to recuperate some one thousand historical treasures introduced illegally to that country.