I believe it is the duty of the state to ensure that historical artifacts are protected. For one simple reason, a country’s diversity, wealth, and uniqueness can only be achieved via the preservation of its historical records, historical buildings, and artifacts related to key events in the past. They are the means through which the state (and occasionally with the help of private companies) works to conserve and promote historical artifacts, and they are also proof of the creation of mankind. Because the government is limited in its ability to manage and preserve all historical monuments, it is the obligation of every person in that nation to learn how to preserve, and to back up the government.