Tokyo, SANA- On commemoration of the anniversary of the martyrdom of Syrian archaeologist and head of antiquities on the historic metropolis of Palmyra, Khaled al-Asaad, who was publicly beheaded by Daesh (ISIS) terrorists on 18 August, 2015, the Syrian Embassy in Tokyo held a cultural occasion by screening “the Blood of Palm” film, for director Najdat Anzour.
A symposium was held following the screening of the movie through which the individuals highlighted the archeological and historic significance of town of Palmyra. The individuals additionally shed the sunshine on the majority of the injury affected many archaeological monuments on account of destroying them by Daesh terrorists, along with the unlawful excavation works, and plundering the archeological websites.
The symposium additionally highlighted the impacts of the earthquake that struck the nation in February 6 on the archeological websites.
Before the struggle, the Directorate of Antiquities and Museums was working with a number of archaeological missions, together with the Japanese mission in Palmyra, headed by professor Kiyohide Saito and lots of different missions that contributed to the restoration of many archaeological websites and monuments.
In flip, Prof. Saito talked about his private expertise as a member of the Japanese archaeological missions to Palmyra, who labored within the Palmyra cemetery space, stressing that was deeply influenced by the screening of the film, as he labored with the late archeologist.
Charge d’Affaires of the Syrian Embassy in Tokyo, Muhammad Najib Elji, indicated that the screening of the movie and the symposium contributed to introducing Japanese residents and archaeologists in Japan to the extent of the destruction attributable to Daesh terrorist group and its practices within the metropolis of Palmyra, which displays their and their companions in Jabhat al-Nusra’s felony mentality because the starting of the terrorist struggle in opposition to Syria in 2011.
Syrian archaeologist and head of antiquities on the historic metropolis of Palmyra, Khaled al-Asaad, was publicly beheaded by Daesh (ISIS) terrorists on 18 August, 2015, on the age of 83.
He was one of many outstanding students and archaeologists who spent greater than fifty years of his life in serving the antiquities of his beloved Palmyra.
Al-Asaad, the winner of the Syrian Order of Civil Merit, and the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, was born in Palmyra metropolis in 1934. He was graduated from Damascus University in 1956. He held a diploma in historical past.
He was appointed as head of the excavation division on the Directorate-General of Antiquities & Museums, (DGAM) in 1961, then he was appointed as Director of Palmyra antiquities and museums, secretary common of Palmyra museum since 1963 until 2003. He performed an environment friendly function within the excavation and restoration works in Palmyra in coordination with Syrian, Polish, German, French and US archaeological missions.
Fedaa al-Rhayiah / Hala Zain