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It's a pity that the major regions that link the greek/roman thought of the 'west' to the Indian/Asian cultures of the 'east' are today places of conflict resulting in destruction, both intentional and collateral. How much of archaeological knowledge has been lost to post ww2 wars in Afghanistan, Iran, Syria?

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And in fact ISIS actually specifically targeted many of those sites either for plundering for artifacts to sell to fund their operations, or for demolition. It really is a shame, some of the sites are thousands of years old... gone in an instant.

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