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Palmyra, Syria · PalmyraA faint silhouette in the golden haze of the Badiya, Syria’s central desert, Palmyra emerges, her beauty barely visible through the sandstorm that blurs the horizon. It is only when one draws near that the battered remains of the city begin to materialize. First, the lonely Qalat ibn Maan fortress, standing vigil over a ravaged plain, then the crumbling colonnades of the ancient city and the sun-scorched buildings of a modern town, emptied of it…Read Article
In Syria’s Desert, Palmyra Fights for Its Life
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Palmyra, Syria · PalmyraGrave sites in ancient cities such as Palmyra are reportedly being looted, with archaeological layers destroyed in the process. An activist from the civil society organization Heritage for Peace stated that grave robbers are causing irreversible damage to archaeological research. According to studies conducted by the Antiquities Trafficking and Heritage Anthropology Research Project (ATHAR), about one-third of the 1,500 documented cases since 20…See the Story
Historical Artifact Smuggling Surges After Syrian State Collapse
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Facebook · PalmyraARTnews: Looted Antiquities from Syria Are Being Sold on Facebook Marketplace. “Facebook Marketplace is typically used as a hub for thrifters to discover hidden gems that are now up for resale. But in Syria, some Facebook Marketplace users may find some unexpected items alongside old furniture and knickknacks: artifacts that may have been looted. Thieves are reportedly robbing graves that are more than 2,000 years old in Palmyra, among other cit…Read Article
ARTnews: Looted Antiquities from Syria Are Being Sold on Facebook Marketplace | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
Greetings from Palmyra, Syria, with its once-grand hotel named for a warrior queen
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In Syria, in the ancient ruins of Palmyra, an oasis in agony
Water shaped world's first cities—and continues to define Middle East - Türkiye Today
Syria hopes tourists will return to Palmyra, a World Heritage Site ravaged by war
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