Damage Report Ebla Russian Airstrike February 25,...
14 / July / 2016
On 02/25/2016 at 9.30 AM, the Russian air force carried out five air strikes targeting the eastern side of the archeological site of Ebla. Another five air strikes were carried out the next day on Friday 2/26/2016 at 3.30 pm causing serious damage to the western and southern sides of the archeologic...
Damage Report Ma’arra Museum Regime Airstrike May...
14 / July / 2016
On Monday May 9th, 2016 at noon, the Museum of Ma’arra Al-Nu’man was struck for the second time by the Syrian regime air force with two rockets. The attack targeted the museum also know as Khan Murad Basha which was built in the 16th century during the Ottoman era (1564) and served...
Update Damage Report Ma’arra, Museum Airstrike May...
14 / July / 2016
Follow up report on the emergency cleanup operation in the damaged fourth wing of the Ma’ara museum by the TDA-HPI Site Monitors team in cooperation with Syrian Culture Centre, May 11, 2016. Work began to clear the rubble, and the fallen stone masonry was gathered and placed to one side. The...
The Pillaging of Syria’s Cultural Heritage
13 / July / 2016
ince March 2011 Syria has gone through a traumatic process that has strained the ethnic, sectarian, and social fabric of the country—almost all that makes Syria a unified state with a people who share a common history, goals, and aspirations—to beyond the breaking point. Much of the coun...
The group saving Syria’s ancient sites from destru...
12 / July / 2016
A group of scholars, historians and activists have been working to protect and preserve the rich cultural heritage of wartorn Syria. The members of the initiative, a joint effort by people on the ground and an organisation called The Day After – Heritage Protection Initiative (HPI) have...
Mitigation Project 1 Progress Report: Cleaning and...
9 / July / 2016
Cleaning the courtyard and hallways as part of the continuing efforts to protect the mosaics and artifacts in the museum of Ma’arrat Al-Nu’man. Report prepared and submitted March 10, 2016