Howard Crosby Butler, Princeton’s professor of art and archaeology and architecture, led a series of archaeological expeditions to Syria (1899–1900, 1904–5, and 1909). The collective aim was to record ...

Straw industry or straw weaving is an ancient folk art that has retained its originality over the years and is widely available in popular markets, heritage museums and handicraft shows.

ISIS destroyed many of Palmyra’s ancient wonders such as Temple ... s presence in the Cathedral during a time when Syria’s architecture, art, and archaeology were being violated and erased.

Scholars also worry about the ruins of Roman-era synagogues in Syria’s ancient cities ... including the Yale University Art Gallery, which displays 40 tiles from the synagogue’s ceiling.

SYRIAN government troops advanced towards Palmyra yesterday where Isis philistines have destroyed more ancient monuments, Russia’s Defence Ministry said. Drone flights over the city, which the ...