Archaeologists rescue 30,000 treasures from Deir ez-Zor Museum before ISIS

A new study reveals how archaeologists risked their lives to save approximately 30,000 'priceless' artifacts from the Deir ez-Zor Museum in Syria, just before the city threatened to fall into ISIS hands in 2014 and 2015. Study author Maamoun Abdulkarim, then head of Syria's Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums, led the operation. The museum was connected to the military airfield...