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As Islamic State destroys antiquities, a rush to get 3-D images of what’s left
And on Monday, analysts with the United Nations' UNOSAT satellite program confirmed the main building of Palmyra's 2,000-year-old Temple ... risk taking photos of antiquities that Islamic State ...
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1,000-year-old weapon — the first of its kind — found sticking out of grave in Spain
See the 'legend' it depicts The city council shared photos of ... of the 1,000-year-old sword. Photo from the City Council of Valencia The Excalibur sword is the first Islamic sword found in ...
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Before and After Satellite Images of Mosul Reveal the Devastation After the Islamic State Was Forced Out
After a nearly nine-month campaign to wrest Mosul, once Iraq’s second-largest city, from Islamic State control, images captured ... in this part of the Old City appear to have been scrubbed ...
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700-year-old Italian fresco reveals medieval church's use of Islamic tents
A 700-year-old fresco discovered in the convent church of S. Antonio in Polesine in Ferrara, Italy, reveals that luxurious Islamic tents were used to conceal altars in medieval European churches ...