Listed alongside the more familiar knackered sofas and unwanted books are ancient, stolen treasures: Facebook Marketplace has become a profitable hub for the sale of looted and trafficked Syrian ...

Archeologists discovered a well-preserved royal tomb chamber that dates back to 8th century BCE in northwestern Turkey.

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Facebook Marketplace is typically used as a hub for thrifters to discover hidden gems that are now up for resale. But in ...

Where the cella of the shrine of Baal Shamin once stood, only four columns now remain. And the remains of the Arch of Triumph, dating back to the era of Roman Emperor Severus in the third century, lie ...

A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled across a surprise: the remains of an underground Byzantine tomb complex ...

During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments reduced to rubble. Credit... Supported by By Ben Hubbard Photographs and ...

PALMYRA, Syria — This ancient city, once one of the most important stops on the Silk Road, bears the scars of ISIS attacks and more than a decade of Syria's civil war. It also carries Syrian ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Palmyra, a World Heritage Site in Syria, has suffered extensive damage, with 80% of its structures destroyed or at risk of collapse. The city, once home to ...

A Syrian man desires to hand down the cultural heritage of the ancient Palmyra city to future generations by making models of its historical artifacts, which were damaged in Syria’s devastating ...