abstract:Concertina wire or Dannert Wire is a type of barbed wire or razor wire that is formed in large coils which can be expanded like a concertina. In conjunction with plain barbed wire and steel pickets, it is used to form military wire obstacles.
Spools of concertinawire top the 10-foot fences that surround the camp, where workers eat under the bright lights of a mess hall, 20 days on, 10 days off.
Today, a basketball hoop remains in Babylon, while concertinawire left behind by the military is used to prevent visitors from climbing over a 2, 500-year-old lion statue -- an ancient symbol of the city.