Archaeological objects, ar-Raqqa Museum

Archaeological objects, ar-Raqqa Museum

Remaining stones of ancient building on the Jabal Haramun (Mount Hermon)

Remaining stones of ancient building on the Jabal Haramun (Mount Hermon)

A general scene showing some of the ruins of Palmyra and the Castle Ibn Maʿn

A general scene showing some of the ruins of Palmyra and the Castle Ibn Maʿn

Colossal basalt lion found in 1955 in ʿAyn Dara

Colossal basalt lion found in 1955 in ʿAyn Dara

The entrance into the castle of al-Marqab is framed by a stepped portal

The entrance into the castle of al-Marqab is framed by a stepped portal

The lower part of the lion of goddess Al-Lat, 1st c. AD

The lower part of the lion of goddess Al-Lat, 1st c. AD

Part of the remains of Najm Castle (Qalʿat Najm)

Part of the remains of Najm Castle (Qalʿat Najm)

Lion of goddess Al-Lat, 1st c. AD

Lion of goddess Al-Lat, 1st c. AD

A side of al-Mudiq castle

A side of al-Mudiq castle

View into the courtyard of the Great Mosque of Hama

View into the courtyard of the Great Mosque of Hama

Citadel of Aleppo, general view of the Throne Hall

Citadel of Aleppo, general view of the Throne Hall

Palmyra, Hadrian’s Arch, , 3rd century A.D., view from south at the entrance to colonnaded street

Palmyra, Hadrian’s Arch, , 3rd century A.D., view from south at the entrance to colonnaded street

Afamiya, remains of the Great Colonnade (Cardo Maximus)

Afamiya, remains of the Great Colonnade (Cardo Maximus)

Twisted column - The Great Colonnade at Afamiya

Twisted column – The Great Colonnade at Afamiya

Arwad, Ayyubid fort, entrance

Arwad, Ayyubid fort, entrance

Afamiya, Architectural component with showing ionic elements

Afamiya, Architectural component with showing ionic elements

Damage pattern, anthropogenic impact on sandstone, Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt

Fig. 62, Catalogue of Damage

Hadrian’s Arch, 3rd c. AD

Hadrian’s Arch, 3rd c. AD

Afamiya, Remains of the Great Colonnade

Afamiya, Remains of the Great Colonnade

Afamiya, twisted and fluted columns of the central section of the Great Colonnade

Afamiya, twisted and fluted columns of the central section of the Great Colonnade

ar-Rusafa -interior view- North Gate of the basilica

ar-Rusafa -interior view- North Gate of the basilica

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, detail of Corinthian capital

Al-Madrasa al-Hallawiyya, detail of Corinthian capital

Big stairs lead to the upper floor, Royal Palace G, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

Big stairs lead to the upper floor, Royal Palace G, Ebla (Tall Mardikh)

Palmyra, Palm grove, view at Bel Temple

Palmyra, Palm grove, view at Bel Temple

Qanawat, Ruins of the Temple of Rabbos

Qanawat, Ruins of the Temple of Rabbos

Qanawat, Ruins of the Temple of Rabbos

Qanawat, Ruins of the Temple of Rabbos

Baalshamin Temple (2nd c AD), view from north west

Baalshamin Temple (2nd c AD), view from north west

Baalshamin Temple, view from east

Baalshamin Temple, view from east

Baalshamin Temple, general view from southeast, Qalat Ibn Maan in background

Baalshamin Temple, general view from southeast, Qalat Ibn Maan in background

General view of Baalshamin Temple from the east

General view of Baalshamin Temple from the east