page_title: Conservation and restoration of archaeological sites
section_title: War
hierarchical_section_title: Conservation and restoration of archaeological sites / Dangers / War
caption_attribution_description: Беларуская (тарашкевіца)‎: Вышэйшы Буда з Баміяну перад (зьлева) і пасьля зьнішчэньня (справа). Каб адрозьніць адну статую ад другое (55 і 37 м), паглядзіце на форму нішы статуяў. Ніша вышэйшага Буды больш дакладная. English: The taller Buddha of Bamiyan before (left picture) and after destruction (right). To distinguish the two statues (55 m and 37 m) from each other: Look at the form of the statues niche. The niche of the taller Buddha is much more precise. العربية: الصورة اليسرىّ لتمثال بوذا في باميان الأفغانية قبل التدمير، والصورة اليمنى سنة 2009 بعد تدمير تمثال بوذا.
context_page_description: The conservation and restoration of archaeological sites is the process of professionally protecting an archaeological site from further damage and restore it to a previous state.
  Archaeological sites require an extra level of care in regards to their conservation and restoration. Archaeology, even with thorough documentation, is a destructive force. This is because once a site has been even partially excavated, it cannot be put back the way it was, so to keep getting information from the site, it must be conserved to current best standards.
context_section_description: Throughout history, war has also caused much destruction of archaeological and historical sites. The Nazis during World War II destroyed many buildings during the planned destruction of Warsaw, including several palaces and other buildings dating back to before the 13th century. In more recent times, the Taliban destroyed the sacred Buddha statue in Afghanistan and the ISIS YouTube videos.
  The prevention of this is virtually impossible without large-scale efforts such as those done by the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program that has become popularized by the 2014 movie The Monuments Men.
caption: Taller Buddha of Bamiyan before and after destruction
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