This assignment is designed as an extension activity following a unit about Mesopotamia. It requires students to do a close read of one of two articles, both about the looting of the Iraq National Museum and consider how the looting is related to Mesopotamia. The main focus of the activity is on evaluating the website from which the article was obtained using the CRAAP method: considering the site's Currency, , Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose. The PDF file includes a link to both articles and s