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With apologies for links to some unabashedly political web sites--
I've just heard a horrifying report on NPR radio, stating that
Dura-Europos is among the archaeological sites being destroyed in Syria.
It was bad enough hearing about Nimrud and Khorsabad.... No one seems to
know yet whether the Synagogue or the Christian house is intact.
According to the American Association for the Advancement of Science,
"76% of the walled-city had been damaged by April 2014"
http://www.aaas.org/page/ancient-history-modern-destruction-assessing-status-syria-s-tentative-world-heritage-sites-7#Dura-Europos
Other web sites:
http://eca.state.gov/cultural-heritage-center/syria-cultural-heritage-initiative/imagery-archaeological-site-looting
This site mentions destruction of Byzantine mosaics in Raqqa:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/news/the-destruction-of-the-idols-syrias-patrimony-at-risk-from-extremists-9122275.html
and has this to say about Dura:
Even worse is the situation at Dura-Europos where 300 people are
excavating. A report by the Directorate-General of Antiquities and
Museums says that efforts by local communities to stop the digging here
have failed and heavy machinery is being used. The report says that
illegal excavations have “led to the destruction of 80 per cent of the
site as perpetrators are digging holes that can reach three metres in
depth”.
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