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Across the Wire

Leaked Government Memo Warns of Organized Looting in Syria

March 21, 2012

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Looting is not a new problem for Syrian cultural authorities.  Despite harsh punishments doled out to offenders (up to 20 years in prison), gangs of looters have operated in the country for years, smuggling artifacts over the border to satisfy antiquities markets in Europe and the US.  But a government memo leaked earlier this month suggests that the current conflict has put Syrian cultural sites at an even greater danger of organized looting.

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Tags: Looting, Middle East, Palmyra, Syria, War and Conflict

 

 

Across the Wire

Syrian Army Attacks Palmyra’s Roman Ruins

March 05, 2012

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Since the violence that erupted in Syria nearly one year ago — a war that has so far left thousands dead and become one of the world’s biggest stories — the damage to the country’s ancient cities and cultural sites as a result of the conflict has remained largely unknown.

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Tags: Middle East, Palmyra, Syria, UNESCO, War and Conflict

 

 

Success Stories

GHF Preservation Fellow Documents Syria’s Endangered Cultural Heritage Sites

September 06, 2011

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With a history of civilization that dates back as far as virtually any place on earth, Syria is one of the world’s richest countries in terms of cultural heritage. Sadly, many of its most historic and celebrated sites are at risk due to both natural and man-made factors, leaving the future of Syria’s cultural heritage in a constant—and increasing—state of jeopardy.

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Tags: Middle East, Preservation Fellowships, Syria

 

 

On the Verge

Damascus, Syria

World’s Oldest Continuously-Inhabited City

October 26, 2010

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With evidence of settlement dating back some 10,000 years, Syria’s capital, Damascus, is regarded by historians as the world’s oldest continuously-inhabited city. Before rising to great significance in the year 635 under the Umayyad dynasty, the city witnessed the rule of Aramaeans and Assyrians, Persians and Seleucids, Romans and Byzantines.

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Tags: Damascus, Encroachment, Insufficient Management, Middle East, Syria