The political phenomenon known as Arab Spring has the potential to have an extraordinary impact on archaeology for years to come. The science of archaeology benefits all of mankind as it reveals physical remains of our ancient past. Scientific methodology, as well as a comparison to historical claims made in the Bible, allows us to interpret the evidence that is exposed by the archaeologists. There is a potential here to discover the truth, truth in the sense of what really happened, as opposed to what's true for you is true for you, and what's true for me is true for me. Archaeologists are not always correct in their interpretation of the evidence but, if the evidence is destroyed before they can interpret it, then we may never know the truth. There are those who would try to erase physical evidence and create their own "truth". We must stop the destruction of archaeological sites and the looting of ancient artifacts from museums. True, it is a changing world, but truth cannot be changed.
See: http://www.archaeology.org/1201/features/topten_arab_spring.html