It is not known how often troops remove archaeological materials from Iraq.
However, no archaeological material recovered was admitted to the museum's collection.
Archaeological material would, to a very large extent, have been called rubbish when it was left on the site.
In addition to exploration, the early divers found a lot of archaeological material.
When ethnographic research is not possible, only archaeological materials and old manuscripts can help.
Archaeological materials above the lava were affected differently during the last 2000 years.
Discovery of archaeological material in the area, originally by a locally based amateur, began around 1929.
This created deeper cultural layers and thus generally richer archaeological materials.
The collection contains the bulk of archaeological material recovered in Afghanistan.
No archaeological material was found associated with these man-made rudimentary remains.