Recovered antiquities on display at Syria's museum
STORY: Location: Damascus, Syria
Antiquities once lost or looted in Syria's war are now on display
The collection at the Damascus National Museum dates back to the first and third millennium BC
They are considered some of the most important artifacts from that period
[Firas Dadoukh, Manager of Cultural Relations, Damascus National Museum]
"We have retrieved around 35,000 large and small pieces from different historical periods. A lot of them have been undergoing artistic restoration."
Syria’s decade-long civil war hit historical artifacts in the country hard
The government has been trying to retrieve most of the pieces registered in its archives
"It is a long process during which we contact parties abroad and file lawsuits in order to get these antiquities back. A lot of antiquities in our museums were retrieved through Lebanon and Jordan, and other pieces were returned from Iraq."
