Thesis: Artifacts defines historical moments of a country. Featuring Iraq, Andrew Lawler explains that the immense sites of early civilizations are subjected to hefty security concerns in war and disasters zones.
Argument 1: Dark days in Iraq adversely affect National Museum
I. The Baghdad mobs attack of Iraq National Museum resulting in huge damages of ancient valuable artifacts.
II. Such actions had an adverse impact on volumes of documents including the Bible.
III. Iraq underwent 20 years of war characterised by economic sanction and repression. However, this war later resurfaced, which caused enormous damage to museum (Andrew).
Argument 2: The Bible stored in the national museum
I. Writing and literacy flourished courtesy of the Bible.
II. It was very helpful in keeping track of all the goods and services.
The Bible is considered as the first great classic book, which was written over 4,500 years ago on clay tablets (Andrew).
Argument 3: Archaeological site abandoned
I. Along time ago, Euphrates abandoned Uruk site, relocating its graceful bed to the west.
II. Surrounding the site is a plain and broken flat featuring occasional filthy village or collapsing homestead.
III. This argument also features the destruction of the Assyrian Empire’s soul, which was a place of trade and worship (Andrew) Such actions had an adverse impact on volumes of documents including the Bible.
Argument 4: Deserted gates of God
I. E Ideally, 50 miles south of Baghdad lies a flat, searing, abandoned and grimy gates of God.
II. Andrew explains that besides gates of God is a collapsing small-scale reconstruction of the Ishtar Gate. Ideally, Ishtar Gate was once characterized by vivid blue tiles, which faded away.
III. In simple term, this example shows that most historical sites crushed back into dust due to war and disaster (Andrew).
Sources:
Cultural Property at War: Protecting Heritage during Armed Conflict By Corine Wegener and Marjan Otter
https://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/newsletters/23_1/feature.html#sthash.3FAIrnCs.dpuf
Saving Iraq’s Treasures By Andrew Lawler, JUNE 2003
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/saving-iraqs-treasures-83214090/?c=y?no-ist&no-ist