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Antiquity expert: Palmyra can be rebuilt

The Palmyra-expert Udo Hartmann considers that it is possible to reconstruct the ancient oasis city after the destruction caused by the terrorist militia IS again true to the original.

The Syrian world heritage site had been documented by archaeologists, very good, said Hartmann, the magazine “The mirror” – you could keep the reconstruction: “There are photographs, plans, crack drawings. Almost every stone was measured.” The antiquities expert asked a Team of experts to control the reconstruction: “We need the expertise of all the Palmyra-researchers, an international Team under the auspices of Unesco.”

Hartmann is aware, however, that it can take a long time to Work for a reconstruction start: “Before solid-state structures in Syria is set and as long as millions are on the run, is not to think of it, ancient temples repair.” Udo Hartmann is employed at the Institute for ancient studies at the Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena. He is the author of a work on the history of Palmyra. under the reign of Queen Septimia Zenobia, the in 3. Century ad, the ruler of Palmyra. and the Roman Orient.

In may 2015 the Palmyra of fighters of the so-called “Islamic state had been” occupied. The Islamists had destroyed, among other things, the approximately 2000-year-old Baal-temple. Meanwhile, the Syrian government of the world cultural forces heritage site.

nf/uh (dpa/mirror)