SYRIA-CONFLICT-ARCHAEOLOGY

Damascus Museum employees wrap archaeological artifacts into boxes to protect them from being damaged on March 24, 2015, in the Syrian capital. Workers at Syria's National Museum of Damascus carefully wrapped statues and placed them in boxes to be transported to a safe place, hoping to save the priceless pieces from theft or destruction. Since his 2012 appointment as head of antiquities in the midst of Syria's civil war, Maamoun Abdulkarim says just one thing has been on his mind -- avoiding a repeat of the kind of looting that ravaged Iraq's heritage after the 2003 invasion. AFP PHOTO / JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images)