Archaeologist says Palmyra 'can be almost entirely rebuilt'
6/28/2017 05:00:00 PM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest
The large archaeological site Palmyra in Syria was severely damaged by the Islamic State (ISIS) but not pulverized and can be almost entirely rebuilt, said Paolo Matthiae.
The Arch of Triumph was severely damaged by so-called Islamic State militants [Credit: CNN]
The archaeologist, a prominent international expert, said that most of the ruins can be restored using traditional methods.
Speaking at the presentation of the exhibition 'I Volti di Palmira' ('The Faces of Palmyra') in Aquileia, which will run from July 2 until October 3 at the National Archaeological Museum of the Friuli city, the discoverer of Ebla said that the Syrian authorities had begun to carefully study the parts that have collapsed and that an initial analysis had shown that many of the stones can be restored.
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