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

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What happened

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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  • 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…
  • Reported by Phys.org and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:40:04 UTC.

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