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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 ...
On the ground in Palmyra, where a Syrian archaeological gem hopes for a revival
PALMYRA, Syria — Abdurahman Abu Hamza, a farmer from the Syrian city of Deir Ezzour, last visited the ancient ruins of ...
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Ancient amber beads found in Syria kept in museum for decades. They were ‘invaluable’
Mette Marie Hald National Museum of Denmark “Hama had already ... about a 136-mile drive from the nation’s capital of Damascus along the eastern border of Lebanon. The research team includes ...
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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 ...
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Safe from looting, Damascus museum reopens
Syrians returned on Wednesday to the national museum in Damascus, reopened for the first time since Islamist-led forces seized the capital and ousted president Bashar al-Assad. The antiquities ...
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‘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 ...
Kurds in the new Syria want to preserve the cultural rights they gained in years of war
The Kurdish-led SDF was formed to fight the extremists, and in 2019, SDF fighters captured the last sliver of land they held, the eastern Syrian village of Baghouz. The SDF and other members of the ...
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A train station was once the pride of Syria's capital. Some see it as a symbol of revival after war
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential link between Europe and the Arabian Peninsula during the Ottoman Empire and then a national ...