U.S. Military Preserves Historic Sites in Ancient Mesopotamia

Language Identification Organizer

Listen closely and check off each phrase as you hear it.

• pillaging, looting and the destruction of ancient artifacts
• groundbreaking partnership between archaeologists and the military
• At that point so much cultural property was damaged in Afghanistan
• instruction to make the land in Iraq and Afghanistan as sacred
• in some cases even as much as 12,000 years
• It would be like destroying the foundations of civilization
• the military asked Dr. Rose to expand his program
• I get emails from soldiers
• we might be reaching mud brick that was ancient so we stopped our digging there
• danger to the cultural property that is in those zones of conflict
• cultural heritage will be in a better place than it otherwise would be

Before and After T-Chart

As you listen to the story, write down what events were happening before the partnership in the left column, and what events were happening after the partnership in the right column.