A major goal of the program is to nurture an entire generation of young archaeologists, including such aspects as gender parity. The Cultural Triangle hasn't been good about marketing its success, so others have been slow to follow our lead. And each country must give greater priority to archaeological heritage, research, and protection to renew its contact with the past. For a start, the illicit trade in antiquities. Environmentalists have been able to make the environment a major issue, with a positive effect on policy and on people's behavior.
Archaeologists still have a lot of work to do, and quickly.