A Research On The Present Situation And Protection Of World Cultural Heritage In The Middle East During The Post-cold War Era

The Middle East is the birthplace of human civilization as well as a gathering place of many peoples.And many precious world cultural heritages are scattered in this land.Due to its vulnerability,the world's cultural heritage is vulnerable to war and it is difficult to recover once they are destroyed.The outbreak of war in the Middle East frequently in recent years,especially the war of Iraq and Syria,which brought a profound catastrophe to world cultural heritage.The Middle East War in the Post-cold war era had a devastating impact on the world's cultural heritage,including deliberate destruction,organized robbery and illicit trafficking.Many cultural relics appeared overseas,and part of them have returned to their country,but most of them have lost.could not find it.Therefore,the protection and return of the world cultural heritage of the Middle East needs the cooperation throughout the world.The protection for the world cultural heritage was first started the American Civil War.UNESCO had made relevant legal provisions for the protection of the world's cultural heritage during the armed conflict.In order to protect the cultural relics from destruction,the UNESCO,Interpol and European Union have cooperated with each other to contribute to the prevention.The destruction for the world's cultural heritage in the Middle East mainly caused by the war in Iraq and Syria.The cultural heritage in Iraq has experienced the Gulf War,the Iraq war,and the destruction of the Islamic State.The extent and scope of the destruction is so wide;and the destruction of the Syrian world cultural heritage is mainly caused by the civil war,many of the cultural heritage were either badly destroyed or for sale.This article is divided into three parts to research on the protection of world cultural heritage in the Middle East war and armed conflict during the Post-cold war period.Thefirst part introduced the overview of the world cultural heritage in the Middle East and described the number,type,characteristics and the current situation.The second part introduces the destruction of the world cultural heritage in the Middle East by the war in detail,focusing on the destruction of the world cultural heritage in Iraq and Syria,and the extent and scope of the destruction in Iraq are relatively worse.The third part mainly introduces the protection of the world's cultural heritage in the Middle East under the destruction of war,including the use of three-dimensional simulation technology and information and data collection to protect it in their own country,among them the protection from international organizations is the top priority,especially UNESCO,the Security Council and the General Assembly,the protection of international cooperation through is mainly on the issues of seizuring,confiscation,return and repatriation.In summary,the detailed description is based on the extensive data collection,sorting date and document review,detailedly described the situation of the world cultural heritage in the Middle East during the post-Cold War period,especially the destruction of the world's cultural heritage in countries such as Iraq and Syria.The article discussed the extent and scope of destruction and protection measures of world cultural heritage in the Middle East war in the Post-cold war period so as to be able to fill and improve the current domestic blank for the research on the present situation and protection of world cultural heritage in the Middle East during the Post-cold war period,and provide references to domestic Researchers in this field.