Cultural Heritage Under Threat: Perspectives on Two Syrian cities: Aleppo and Palmyra
Lecture
A talk by Ross Burns, former Australian Ambassador for Syria and
Lebanon
Sponsored by USC Archaeology, Art History, Classics, and
Religion.
Join Ross Burns as he discusses how the devastating political
unrest in Syria has resulted in the catastrophic loss of life and
large scale looting of cultural heritage sites–specifically
Aleppo and Palmyra and the consequences of war on these historic
sites and monuments.
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