Category Archives: Directorate General of Syrian Museums and Antiquities

Funereal Sculptures Confiscated in Palmyra and an Exhibition calling for the protection of Syria’s cultural heritge

Posted on June 20, 2014 by alisariram

  Archeological Sculptures confiscated in Palmyra مصادرة مجموعة قطع أثرية في تدمر On 12/06/2014, the Directorate of Antiquities in Palmyra had received from the concerned authorities in Palmyra, ten funerary reliefs dating back to the second and third centuries. .The … Continue reading →

Posted in Alisar's notes and aerticles, Directorate General of Syrian Museums and Antiquities, Illegal excavations, Palmyra, Syria, Syria's cultural heritage, Syrian Heritage, Trafficking in antiquities, Vandalization, War damage to heritage | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Damage to Syria’s cultural heritage (lists and maps); belated rescue attempts

Posted on June 6, 2014 by alisariram

In this post I shall concentrate on providing what I have collected of maps, statistics, graphs, information and links to sites recording damage to Syria’s heritage. I shall also refer to   International conferences held in order to assess the … Continue reading →

Posted in Aleppo, Alisar Iram: articles and notes, Directorate General of Syrian Museums and Antiquities, Lists of conferences to save Syria's antiquities, NGOS, Statistics and lists of cultural damage in Syria, Syria, Syria's cultural heritage, Syrian Archaeology and antiquities, Syrian Heritage, UNESCO, World Heritage Site | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments