The Art Newspaper5d
After the collapse of the Assad regime, Syrians are working to preserve their country's heritage
Local and international experts are filling a government void, and have begun the process of mapping and assessing sites ...
The last Jews of Damascus: A journey through memory and ruins
Inside Syria's ancient capital, a lone Jewish guardian watches over abandoned properties while Islamist rulers patrol the ...
Ancient amber beads found in Syria kept in museum for decades. They were ‘invaluable’
The beads were identified as amber, something that was not common in Syria during the Iron Age and originated from the Baltic ...
Footballer who was blinded during Syrian civil war graduates from University of Bristol
Maher Fattouh was caught in a car bomb explosion and could not speak any English - but has now graduated with a masters ...
ZME Science on MSN11h
Ancient Roman Papyrus Details Stunning Forgery Case in Exquisite Detail
The world of the Roman Empire was not just one of legions, emperors, and conquests — it was also a world of legal disputes, ...
Tri-City Herald6d
Ancient amber beads found in Syria kept in museum for decades. They were ‘invaluable’
In an ancient city in Syria, excavations made nearly a ... about a 136-mile drive from the nation’s capital of Damascus along the eastern border of Lebanon. The research team includes Hald ...
National Geographic news1d
Petra lost and found
Burckhardt left Damascus on June 18 ... “Here are the remains of an ancient city, which I conjecture tobePetra...aplacewhich,asfarasIknow,no European traveler has ever visited.” ...
Rappler2h
‘Notes from the Philippine Underground’: Review of Nemenzo’s book
It comes across as an effort to draw up a rough balance sheet of the Left’s engagement with Philippine society by one who played a central role in it ...