The restored Lion of Al-lāt (all photos courtesy UNESCO unless otherwise noted) After ISIS militants wrecked the Palmyra museum in 2015 following their capture of the Syrian city, they left in their ...
LONDON (AP) — A figure of a roaring lion, about the size of a loaf of bread, is the latest step in the fight to preserve culture from conflict. The sculpture is a replica of a colossal 3,000-year-old ...
When ISIS fighters captured the Syrian city of Palmyra in 2015, militants stormed through museums and heritage sites, wreaking havoc on Palmyra’s ancient relics. Among the artifacts targeted by ISIS ...