Historical Artifact Smuggling Surges After Syrian State Collapse

Historical artifact smuggling surges after Syrian state collapse

Grave sites in ancient cities such as Palmyra are reportedly being looted, with archaeological layers destroyed in the process. An activist from the civil society organization Heritage for Peace stated that grave robbers are causing irreversible damage to archaeological research. According to studies conducted by the Antiquities Trafficking and Heritage Anthropology Research Project (ATHAR), about one-third of the 1,500 documented cases since 20…

Historic artifact smuggling surges after Syrian state collapse

Grave sites in ancient cities such as Palmyra are reportedly being looted, with archaeological layers destroyed in the process. An activist from the civil society organization Heritage for Peace stated that grave robbers are causing irreversible damage to archaeological research. According to studies conducted by the Antiquities Trafficking and Heritage Anthropology Research Project (ATHAR), about one-third of the 1,500 documented cases since 20…