Bel's Temple In Palmyra Is No More

Tuesday, September 1, 2015 - 05:15 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Images of the systematic destruction of archaeological sites and art pieces in Syria are no news any more, but I was especially saddened to see before/after aerial pictures of Palmyra's site today, which demonstrate how the beautiful temple of Bel has been completely destroyed by explosives. A picture of the temple is shown below. read more

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