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Ancient City of Palmyra Threatened as ISIS Nears Outskirts

Avatar photo by Allison Meier May 15, 2015May 19, 2015

With news agencies today reporting that ISIS is just outside of Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra, one of the world’s most important archaeological sites is at risk of destruction.

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ISIS Video Shows Devastating Destruction of Ancient Assyria’s Capital

by Laura C. Mallonee April 13, 2015

They were removing “signs of idolatry.” That’s what an ISIS fighter said in a video published online Saturday.

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What ISIS Destroys, Why, and Why We Must Document It

by Christopher Jones March 6, 2015March 10, 2015

The destruction at the Mosul Museum raises questions about why certain items were destroyed, while others were spared.

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ISIS Destroys Mosul Museum Collection and Ancient Assyrian Statues [UPDATED]

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton February 26, 2015March 2, 2015

A video released on Thursday by ISIS shows members of the terrorist organization destroying ancient Assyrian artifacts at the Mosul Museum and the nearby Nineveh archaeological site.

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Militants Destroy Iraqi Convent

by Sam Hardy December 9, 2014December 9, 2014

Extended video confirms that the Victory Convent of the Chaldean Sisters of the Sacred Heart in Mosul, Iraq, was destroyed on November 24.

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Lobbyist Misleads on Islamic State Antiquities Trafficking

by Sam Hardy December 8, 2014January 2, 2015

When Hyperallergic debunked antiquities trade representative Ursula Kampmann’s supposed debunking of intelligence on Islamic State antiquities trafficking, Cultural Property Observer (CPO) (dealer and lobbyist) Peter Tompa tried to debunk Hyperallergic in turn.

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Art Auction Seeks to Help Syrian and Iraqi Refugees

by Mostafa Heddaya December 4, 2014December 5, 2014

An auction to benefit refugees displaced by the Islamic State in northern Syria and Iraq was launched today on the online platform Paddle 8.

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Tomb of Saddam Hussein’s Father Allegedly Destroyed

by Sam Hardy December 1, 2014December 1, 2014

A “security source in Salahuddin Province” informed Iraqi newspaper Kitabat that “Daash” — the Arabic-language acronym for the Islamic State — “[had] blow[n] up the tomb of the father of Saddam in Tikrit.”

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German Media May Corroborate $36M Islamic State Antiquities Trafficking

by Sam Hardy November 28, 2014December 16, 2014

There is significant evidence that illicit antiquities trading contributes to paramilitary funding. It does not happen everywhere, all the time, but it does happen.

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Evidence Points to Fresh Destruction of Yazidi Temples by Islamic State

by Sam Hardy November 25, 2014November 27, 2014

New video and testimony has emerged of Yazidis who have returned to the village of Babila (also known as Babira and Babirah), which was occupied and devastated by the Islamic State. It documents the community’s resumption of its life amidst the ruins of two temples.

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Who Blew Up the Armenian Genocide Memorial Church in Deir el-Zour?

by Sam Hardy November 11, 2014November 13, 2014

Fifty days after the destruction of the Armenian Genocide Martyrs’ Memorial Church in Deir el-Zour, Robert Fisk has reported it in the Independent, but his article is riddled with peculiarities, mistakes, and historical inconsistencies.

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Assessing the Destruction of Yezidi Shrines

by Sam Hardy November 5, 2014November 5, 2014

Between (the lack of) access, confusion, fear, and propaganda, it can be very difficult to know if something is happening, or what is happening, to historic Yezidi shrines at the hands of the Islamic State.

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Tom Osgood’s final sculptures accompany design objects by his daughter Ravenna that celebrate domestic joys. On view at form & concept in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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