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How 30,000 archaeological treasures were saved from imminent destruction during Syria's civil war

How 30,000 archaeological treasures were saved from imminent destruction during Syria's civil warWorldPing

A new study sheds light on how Syrian archaeologists risked their lives to rescue approximately 30,000 priceless artifacts from the Deir ez-Zor Museum during the summers of 2014 and 2015 as the city faced the imminent threat of capture by the Islamic…

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