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GMAT机考模拟阅读理解11

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  Archaeology as a profession faces two major prob-lems. First, it is the poorest of the poor. Only paltry sums are available for excavating and even less is avail-able for publishing the results and preserving the sites (5) once excavated. Yet archaeologists deal with priceless objects every day. Second, there is the problem of illegal excavation, resulting in museum-quality pieces being sold to the highest bidder.

 

  I would like to make an outrageous suggestion that(10) would at one stroke provide funds for archaeology and reduce the amount of illegal digging. I would propose that scientific archeological expeditions and govern-mental authorities sell excavated artifacts on the open market. Such sales would provide substantial funds for(15) the excavation and preservation of archaeological sites and the publication of results. At the same time, they would break the illegal excavator's grip on the market, thereby decreasing the inducement to engage in illegal activities. (20) You might object that professionals excavate to acquire knowledge, not money. Moreover, ancient arti-facts are part of our global cultural heritage, which should be available for all to appreciate, not sold to the highest bidder. I a美国GREe. Sell nothing that has unique(25) artistic merit or scientific value. But, you might reply, everything that comes our of the ground has scientific value. Here we part company. Theoretically, you may be correct in claiming that every artifact has potential scien-tific value. Practically, you are wrong.(30) I refer to the thousands of pottery vessels and ancient lamps that are essentially duplicates of one another. In one small excavation in Cyprus, archaeologists recently uncovered 2,000 virtually indistinguishable small jugs in a single courtyard, Even precious royal seal impressions (35) known as/melekh handles have been found in abun-dance---more than 4,000 examples so far.

 

  The basements of museums are simply not large enough to store the artifact a s that are likely to be discov-ered in the future. There is not enough money even to(40) catalogue the finds; as a result, they cannot be found again and become as inaccessible as if they had never been discovered. Indeed, with the help of a computer, sold artifacts could be more accessible than are the pieces stored in bulging museum basements. Prior to(45) sale, each could be photographed and the list of the purchasers could be maintained on the computer A purchaser could even be required to a美国GREe to return the piece if it should become needed for scientific purposes.

 

  It would be unrealistic to suggest that illegal digging(50) would stop if artifacts were sold on the open market.

 

  But the demand for the clandestine product would be substantially reduced. Who would want an unmarked pot when another was available whose provenance was known, and that was dated stratigraphically by the professional archaeologist who excavated it?英语作文
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