Category Archives: Looting and trafficking in antiquities
Ibla in danger: more damage, illegal excavations and vandalization of the site
My sources for the following report are the the Syrian General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums (DGAMS) and Le patrimoine archéologique syrien en danger الآثار السورية في خطر Both sources list and record the damage caused to the site by new … Continue reading
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Apamea: illegal excavation and looting results in the theft of hundreds of priceless mosaic pieces and floors
Apamea Apamea (Greek: Απάμεια, Apameia; Arabic: آفاميا, Afamia), on the right bank of the Orontes River, was a treasure city and stud-depot of the Seleucid kings, and was the capital of Apamene. (Stephanus of Byzantium s. v.; Strabo xvi. p. 752; Ptolemyv. 15. § 19; Festus Avienus, v. 1083; Anton. Itin.; Hierocles). Its site is found about 55 km (34 mi) … Continue reading
Looted and smuggled Syrian antiquities: attempts and appeals to document and protect them
Protect Syrian Archaeology حماية الآثار السورية Protect Syrian Archaeology حماية الآثار السورية Stolen Syrian artifacts smuggled to Lebanon 17/05/2013 لبنان مصادرة لقى أثرية مهربة من سوريا السلطات اللبنانية تصادر آثاراً سورية مسروقة وتوقف أفراداً من شبكة التهريب 17/05/2013 أوقفت السلطات اللبنانية … Continue reading
Looting, vandalization, illegal excavations, army occupation, criminal shelling and bombing: the tragic fate of Syrian antiquities
Looting, vandalization, illegal random excavations in of archaeological sites, and savage criminal shelling of historic monuments: the tragic fate of Syrian antiquiteis Apamea https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=524272637614408&set=a.205431502831858.49529.203016749740000&type=1&theater https://www.facebook.com/Archeologie.syrienne?fref=ts A faceb00kian commented: according to google earth images, the time between the relatively untouched site and the … Continue reading
Bearing witness: Syria’s history and heritage are being wantonly looted and criminally destroyed. Pay attention sleeping world for Syria is also part of your history and inheritance
Beauty is passing away from the cradle of civilization As the Assadi regime systematically erases Syria from the map of the world Syria’s heritage is being despoiled and robbed by all, the Syrian army, the Shabiha, the armed fighters, the traffickers, … Continue reading
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