Polish archeologist bemoans destruction of Palmyra
PR dla Zagranicy
Jo Harper
28.08.2015 16:34
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Jewel of Archaeology destroyed
Polish expert who worked in Palmyra talks about this latest victim of the Islamic State's systematic destruction of cultural icons of the middle East.
The Lion of Al-lāt (since destroyed) was discovered in 1977 by a group of Polish archaeologists led by prof Michał Gawlikowski. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Now intense fighting in the region has led to looting and a near-total destruction of the site. Roberto Galea spoke to Professor Michał Gawlikowski, one of the foremost archaeologists who have ever worked in the region, about what is left in Palmyra.
"It is very distressing and frustrating that things that I did for nearly forty years are now going to pieces," Prof. Gawlikowski said.