> to show off things that were of no interest in their original countries at that time
You have a very cynical and skewed view of things.
Please tell me how I'm wrong with arguments.
Was anyone in the Mesopotamian area interested about cuneiform tablets a century ago? Where locals doing any archeological digs at Ur or Uruk?
Please tell me how I'm wrong with arguments.
Was anyone in the Mesopotamian area interested about cuneiform tablets a century ago? Where locals doing any archeological digs at Ur or Uruk?