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The new Monument Men: with 3D cameras and GPS data against cultural annihilation in Syria and beyond
A 3D model of the grand archway is all that's left of Palmyra's ancient Temple of Baal Shamin - destroyed by ISIS militants with 'a large quantity of explosives' in August 2015. (Image: The Institute of Digital Archaeology, via newsweek.com) The photo shows the Baal Shamin temple prior to its destruction. Volunteers of the Institute for Digital Archaeology were able to digitally archive the 2,000-year-old structure for the Million Image Database project just in time before ISIS fighters seized control of Palmyra's historic site. (Photo: Bernard Gagnon/Wikimedia Commons)

The photo shows the Baal Shamin temple prior to its destruction. Volunteers of the Institute for Digital Archaeology were able to digitally archive the 2,000-year-old structure for the Million Image Database project just in time before ISIS fighters seized control of Palmyra's historic site. (Photo: Bernard Gagnon/Wikimedia Commons)
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The photo shows the Baal Shamin temple prior to its destruction. Volunteers of the Institute for Digital Archaeology were able to digitally archive the 2,000-year-old structure for the Million Image Database project just in time before ISIS fighters seized control of Palmyra's historic site. (Photo: Bernard Gagnon/Wikimedia Commons)