23-09-2015 19:32 via news.yahoo.com

Racing against militant threat to document Syria's heritage

BEIRUT (AP) — Scientists are slipping 3-D cameras into Syria to local activists and residents to scan antiquities. A U.S.-funded project aims to provide local conservators with resources to help safeguard relics. Inside Syria, volunteers scramble to document damage to monuments and confirm what remains.
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