Using all resources at your disposal, discuss what factors affect the preservation and destruction of evidence.
Destruction of Evidence
These are the things that may affect on the destruction
Of evidence:
WarWhen the Gulf War ended, robbers smuggled thousands of artifacts out of Iraq. Many other priceless monuments from thousands of years old cities and towns were left lying around to be destroyed carelessly and casually. With the new U.S. – Iraq war, the specter looms of smart bombs hitting thousands upon thousands of archaeological treasure troves. America assembled and archaeology team to uncover the artifacts before being destroyed. But that is not the case, and there are many archaeological sites in Iraq that haven’t been explored. There is a real likelihood of massive destruction of six or seven thousand-year-old treasures from the cradle of the world’s civilizations.
Weather Weather would be one of the most destructive things to artifacts and evidence but it also can preserve artifacts like below. When a flash flood or a earthquake happens it may destroy the evidence and never be found again
TouristsOne of the worlds biggest tourist attractions is set to close, to preserve the tombs of many Egyptian kings including those of Tutankhamen and Rameses III. They plan to build replica tombs for those who still want to visit. Should they close it or would you rather visit the real thing.
http://www.blubet.com/bet/1.7.2008_Should_the_Egyptians_close_the_Valley_of_the_Kings
They are planning to close it down because tourism are destroying the evidence. That are uncovering the Egyptian History.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y_vw3N78qk
This video shows how the temple in Jerusalem being destroyed today.
Preservation of evidence
Weather: Weather can help preserve ancient evidence through the preservation of ice. An example would be the ice man who was discovered under layers of ice and is believed to be over 5000 years old.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUQItEnRnGE
Here is a video of chinese woman who lived 5000 years ago and still in contact. Her skin and her hair is still there also you can move her joint with out destroying this magnificent evidence. But still till today they do not no how she stayed preserve like this to this time.
