article_snippet: (CNN)Confucius said: "Study the past if you would define the future."
article_snippet: Archaeologists clearly need to do more to expand a global understanding of, and appreciation for, the heritage of the past.
article_snippet: But it is not just a question for teachers, professors and museum curators; there needs to be much greater awareness and protection of the past across society, in Iraq, in the United States and around the world, from the government to the public.
article_snippet: We need more archaeology education globally; in Iraq and in other ISIS-affected countries, but also among people everywhere in order to help communities -- from children on up -- understand the fragility of the archaeological record and the archaeological record critical importance to understanding the human story.
highlights_snippet: Sturt Manning says it's key to teach importance of archaeology everywhere in world.
highlights_snippet: Antiquities are the text of the past that helps define our future.