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> In addition, many of the likely Roman forts we have documented in this study have already been destroyed by recent urban or agricultural development, and coun
by WhereIsTheTruth 3y ago
> In addition, many of the likely Roman forts we have documented in this study have already been destroyed by recent urban or agricultural development, and countless others are under extreme threat
How many of them are now destroyed due to US bombing?
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- WhereIsTheTruth 3y agoI wanted to point out how this article chose to ignore that fact But people have very small and selective memory it seems, war torn countries, bombing + destruction/looting by local terrorist groups https://www.wmf.org/blog/impact-war-syrias-archaeological-sites-and-damage-prevention-efforts https://www.wmf.org/blog/impact-war-syrias-archaeological-si... https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/race-save-syrias-archaeological-treasures-180958097/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/race-save-syrias-arch... https://www.ucf.edu/news/war-rages-archaeologist-uses-satellites-protect-ancient-sites-syria-iraq/ https://www.ucf.edu/news/war-rages-archaeologist-uses-satell...
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- empath-nirvana 3y agoIn general, ruins in the middle of the desert don't tend to be bombing targets. The vast majority of them will have been destroyed by construction or farms.
- selimthegrim 3y agoThe Plain of Jars would like a word.