Pioneers of Archaeology

Dr. Adnan Al-Bunni – may he rest in peace He is an immortal figure from my country, born in the city of Homs—the city of the sun and emperors—in 1926. He completed his primary and secondary education there in 1945. From a young age, he showed artistic and literary inclinations, winning a short story award,…

Professor Khaled al-Asaad Professor Khaled al-Asaad was born on January 1, 1934, near the Temple of Bel, steeped in the scent of history and memories of the Queen of the East, in a lush oasis. He grew up in a close-knit family that valued collaborative work and a spirit of community. Until 1960, the 60…

Salim Adel Abd al-Haqq “Syria has never ceased to give birth to history and men, civilization after civilization, and man after man, each passing the torch to his successor, and the predecessors never weary of giving birth.” In Damascus, the city always pulsing with civilization and history, Salim Adel bin Mustafa Abdul Haq was born…