I’m Fred Hebert I’m the National Geographic archaeology fellow this has
Geographic archaeology fellow this has
Geographic archaeology fellow this has been a pretty bad week for cultural
been a pretty bad week for cultural
been a pretty bad week for cultural heritage we’ve seen a lot of videos of
heritage we’ve seen a lot of videos of
heritage we’ve seen a lot of videos of the destruction of museums in Iraq and
the destruction of museums in Iraq and
the destruction of museums in Iraq and Syria in the Muslim museum a lot of very
Syria in the Muslim museum a lot of very
Syria in the Muslim museum a lot of very important for leaves carved stone
important for leaves carved stone
important for leaves carved stone sculpture biblical and in age world
sculpture biblical and in age world
sculpture biblical and in age world renowned in their beauty and their
renowned in their beauty and their
renowned in their beauty and their significance when a sculpture gets
significance when a sculpture gets
significance when a sculpture gets destroyed you lose a tangible aspect of
destroyed you lose a tangible aspect of
destroyed you lose a tangible aspect of humanity you sing something that was
humanity you sing something that was
humanity you sing something that was made by people thousands of years ago
made by people thousands of years ago
made by people thousands of years ago unfortunately the targeting of ancient
unfortunately the targeting of ancient
unfortunately the targeting of ancient artifacts that are known around the
artifacts that are known around the
artifacts that are known around the world is something that that people do
world is something that that people do
world is something that that people do when they’re when they’re angry and
when they’re when they’re angry and
when they’re when they’re angry and they’re trying to send a message out we
they’re trying to send a message out we
they’re trying to send a message out we saw that happen in Afghanistan with the
saw that happen in Afghanistan with the
saw that happen in Afghanistan with the destruction of the giant Buddhas and now
destruction of the giant Buddhas and now
destruction of the giant Buddhas and now we’re seeing it in Iraq but it doesn’t
we’re seeing it in Iraq but it doesn’t
we’re seeing it in Iraq but it doesn’t convey the message that they are being
convey the message that they are being
convey the message that they are being successful in erasing human history or
successful in erasing human history or
successful in erasing human history or changing the perspective on humanity
changing the perspective on humanity
changing the perspective on humanity that’s impossible to do human history is
that’s impossible to do human history is
that’s impossible to do human history is their permanent as part of all of our
their permanent as part of all of our
their permanent as part of all of our heritage shared heritage around the
heritage shared heritage around the
heritage shared heritage around the world at the end of the day we will put
world at the end of the day we will put
world at the end of the day we will put the pieces back together today with our
the pieces back together today with our
the pieces back together today with our local counterparts in Iraq in Syria as
local counterparts in Iraq in Syria as
local counterparts in Iraq in Syria as we do in Egypt and Afghanistan the most
we do in Egypt and Afghanistan the most
we do in Egypt and Afghanistan the most important thing that we can do as global
important thing that we can do as global
important thing that we can do as global citizens here in the United States or
citizens here in the United States or
citizens here in the United States or around the world is to be aware that
around the world is to be aware that
around the world is to be aware that these Unruh knew about cultural
these Unruh knew about cultural
these Unruh knew about cultural resources like archaeological sites or
resources like archaeological sites or
resources like archaeological sites or sculptures belong to all of us it’s all
sculptures belong to all of us it’s all
sculptures belong to all of us it’s all part of human history and that when we
part of human history and that when we
part of human history and that when we see the destruction of something that’s
see the destruction of something that’s
see the destruction of something that’s as far away as northern Iraq it’s part
as far away as northern Iraq it’s part
as far away as northern Iraq it’s part of our heritage and it’s part of our
of our heritage and it’s part of our
of our heritage and it’s part of our concern and we should care about those
concern and we should care about those
concern and we should care about those artifacts in that history because it’s
artifacts in that history because it’s
artifacts in that history because it’s our history too
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